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A Christmas Carol is an integral part of our Christmas tradition because it has a timeless, moral, spiritual and transformational relevance and value. Perhaps in a time when consumerism and monetary aspects of life dominate our daily lives, promising us a happiness that is not ever delivered, it is time to revisit the lessons of Scrooge’s transformation and discover the true path to happiness.
'I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.'
– Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
DICKENS’ CHARACTER (SCROOGE) TEACHES US ALL VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS
This year, A Christmas Carol, has, once again, an added political, socioeconomic and spiritual resonance.
“The mystery of Christmas,” said G K Chesterton, “is in a manner identical to the mystery of Dickens.”
If Charles Dickens were alive today, he’d have no trouble recognising modern-day Scrooges, those who want austerity for the many, tax cuts and prosperity for the few.
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Professors, Now is the Time to Open Our Hearts
Life and the Cult of Busyness
What is the Purpose of this Journey We Call Life?
Tenured Professor, Publishing Books and Journal Articles, Bringing Loads of Money to the University, But Feels Lost, Trapped, Unhappy, Miserable, and Dejected, but Why?
My dear fellow-academics: Life in the Slow Lane is the Route to Happiness, Contentment, Inner Peace, Meaningful Life and indeed, more Productivity, Efficiency, more Publications and far better Students’ Reviews! I hope you are listening!
Can this professor in -The Fast Lane- be of any use to himself,
let alone to his students, family, friends or community?
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In the dark days and nights we all need the healing power of a lighthouse. There is a lighthouse in each one of us, in each culture, civilisation and faith.
Yalda is the Lighthouse, a gift from ancient Persia and the ancient Zoroastrians
Great Mother Earth, bless us with true understanding of the cycles of your seasons!
Starry sky above Qasr e Bahram Caravanserai, Semnan Province, Iran-Photo credit:Akbar Nemati/ unsplash
Yalda: An Ancient Persian Festival Of Light, Hope, Goodness, Beauty, Wisdom and Renewal
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