2019 Home for the Holidays

Page 8 2019 Home for the Holidays LINCOLN DAILY NEWS November 27, 2019 who once again loved life and mankind. He even replaced “Humbug” with these good words, “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” Youtube video - Ebenezer Scrooge the morning after the three ghosts Finally, consider the case of George Bailey in Frank Capra’s “It’s a wonderful life.” George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart) was known in his youth as a young man who was indeed going places: plenty of ambition, plenty of intelligence, and plenty of dreams. But as is the case with many of us, George Bailey’s life was detoured by reality and he was forced to settle for difficulty, mediocrity, and all that he felt was less than what he had dreamed of. After numerous challenges and turns against him, George lost all sense of good cheer, was cross with his wife and children, and finally sought to even kill himself. Saved by the supernatural (an angel named Clarence), George was shown what the world would be like if he had never been born, life without the good that he was known to spread. George Bailey, convinced, was now grateful for his life, ran to the bridge, and begged for his life back. The supernatural granted his prayer, and returned to his former life, the whole community came out to resolve all of Continued u