"The Boy Is Ignorance, The Girl Is Want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                                        "Beware them both, but most of all beware the boy!!!!!!!!!!"

                                         This is my favorite moment in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," and only the 1951 Alistair Sim version of the story had the courage to dramatize it.  For me, it is the precise moment where the entire point of the story is made.

                                            It is a reminder to be mindful of what we have, darlings, and be grateful for that, while thinking of those unfortunates who do not.  And doing something about it, even if it is just going up to someone and offering a kind word and happy wishes.  It is impossible to know how much something that small might mean to an individual.

                                              I have never forgotten this moment, especially after seeing the scene enacted on film.  Remember, dears, Christmas is not just about gorgeous design--though who DO love it!!!!!!!--but sharing with those in need.  As the child who arrived on Christmas Eve would say we should do.

                                                 So, hons, strike a blow for both Jesus and Charles Dickens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                 It will make your Christmas merrier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!