Tuesday, December 17, 2019

It’s a Wonderful Life

As I was watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation with my family, I started thinking about lessons from Christmas movies.
The most popular Christmas movie is It’s a Wonderful Life. In the movie, George runs a building and loan association. His uncle makes a major financial mistake and the building and loan go bankrupt. The town’s people could lose all the money in their accounts.
Rather than face arrest and scandal, George decides to commit suicide. He meets an angel, Clarence. Clarence shows what the world would be like without him. Clarence convinces him to return home. When he returns home, his friends have raised the money to save the building and loan.
There are two important lessons we can apply in our lives:
No matter how bad your problem, it’s always better to face it.
We can affect people and make a difference in their lives even when we don’t realize it.
How can you take these lessons to improve your life in 2020?
(By the way, the lesson from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is: common sense can’t be taught.)
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