This is why we now look to others to rescue us from our torpor
and to remove the numbness that now resides inside our hearts.
Charles Dickens’s character Scrooge is illustrative in what
happens to a man when he excises humanity from his heart by
replacing it with something else. Worse, Scrooge is not even
aware of his pitiable state while he continues blindly down his
path to damnation and it takes the proverbial 2”x 4” smacking
him right between the eyes to finally awaken him to what he has
become. The Christmas and Hanukkah holidays are a time of
reflection, giving, faith, and celebration. Reflection upon
one’s own life and experiences is necessary to place your life
in context. Without reflection, it is impossible to understand
yourself and if you cannot understand yourself then it follows
that you cannot understand others. Introspection and examination
of yourself is necessary so that you can define who you want to
be as a person. In this way you can exercise your will upon
yourself and make any changes t