Scrooged: A Lesson for Day 20 of The Light The World Initiative .
I swear I didn't get involved in #lighttheworld in order to have an excuse to write about, Stranger Things, Harry Potter, and Wayne's World. I did it because I truly believe in the message behind it: be kind to others.
And yet, here I am again using another movie to help introduce today's theme.
If you have never seen Scrooged, it is a must see. It is one of my favorite Bill Murray movies (and there are many to choose from).
Scrooged is a modern take on Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (well modern for 1988... hence the appearance of the Solid Gold Dancers).
Instead of centering on Ebenezer Scrooge the money lender, Bill Murray plays Frank Cross a television executive. The characters share that classic Scrooge-like trait: unquenchable greed. Both are taught a valuable lesson by three visiting ghosts. The only difference is that Frank Cross learns in hilarious ways.
Despite what Gordon Gekko says, most people know in their heart that greed is not good. It just took Scrooge and Cross most of their lives to figure that out.
Luckily, here on steemit, people already know the lesson being taught by today's #lighttheworld theme:
"A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."
Luke 12:15
How do I know that this community already knows this lesson?
Well there was that one time the entire community came together to make sure that a fellow steemian could receive a life saving medical treatment.
But that was over seven months ago. That was a one time deal. Surely no one is using steem to help charities today while SBDs are so high. That would be crazy! People need to keep all of those SBDs for themselves so they can buy Moonpies, penny whistles and iPhone Xs.
Then I went to https://steemit.com/trending/charity and saw pages and pages of steemians running and donating to projects to help others. The amount of kindness to others I saw on those pages was staggering... and wonderful.
The official #lighttheworld website reminds us that:
"Sometimes possessions distract us from appreciating the most important things in life. By eliminating these distractions, we can lead a more fulfilling life."
It then suggests ways you can focus on the things that mean the most including:
What’s something you love but could live without?
Give something you cherish to someone who would appreciate it.Who has made your life more meaningful?
Plan something to do with that person, and make a new treasured memory.Are there distractions in your life that may stand in the way of your following Jesus Christ?
Give up something material during the holidays. Tell someone who will hold you accountable, and invite the person to join you in your goal.
I am going to add some just for us steemians:
- Check out https://steemit.com/trending/charity and see if there is anything there that inspires you
- Check out what our boy Terry at @surpassinggoogle is doing to help others and lend him a hand
- Check out one of these projects that fellow steemians are spearheading
Operation cozy toes for the homeless bros
Smiles for children in hospitals
Christmas dinner for an entire church in Mayanmar
If you don't see your favorite initiative above, please share a link to it in the comments of this post.
For more information on #lighttheworld, please visit https://www.mormon.org/christmas/25-ways-25-days/day-20
Several community members have already followed @gavvet's lead and have created #lighttheworld posts of their own. (Thank you all for participating!)
Now we need someone from the community to inspire others on day 21. Tomorrow's theme is: "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat." You can find more information here.
If you decide to participate by creating your own post for day 21, please make sure to use the #lighttheworld tag and include the day's video, theme and link, as we have done.
If you'd like to see a great example, please check out @methusalem's inspirational Day 3 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@methusalem/freely-ye-have-received-freely-give.
or
@sonofthunder's wonderful Day 6 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@sonofthunder/lighttheworld-day-6
or
@frieda's beautiful Day 9 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@frieda/i-was-sick-and-you-visited-me
or
@bigbear's emotional Day 12 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@bigbear/blessed-are-they-that-mourn-matthew-5-4
or
@cindycam's heartfelt Day 15 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@cindycam/blessed-are-the-merciful-matthew-5-7
or
@darlenys01's thoughtful Day 18 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@darlenys01/the-art-of-forgiveness-lighttheworld-day18
Although we will be on the lookout for great #lighttheworld posts every day, we will definitely need contributions on days 21, and 24.
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People here at steemit are empowered by steem because of the crazy money that can be made off here so they just think of many ways to help other people thanks to our STEEM and SBDs it also helps me with all my medical bills and maybe I might get a kidney transplant if I would have more chance @hanshotfirst
It was a long time since I saw that movie of Bill Murray, good story of humanity and we can learn from it to just be kind.
Hello strongest steemian. I truly hope you will be able to get that transplant some day. Keep posting my friend!
Me and my kids watch the christmas carol every year where Jim carrey was the voice of Ebenezer Scrooge. This movie teaches us not to hold on to material things/possessions but hold on to the people that love us,helping others who are in need,share our blessings to others. No man is an island. We need each other to survive. I hope my kids will remember the lesson as they grow older.
That is beautiful.
Quite possibly the best film for the season in my opinion!
I haven't seen scrooged in so long. Still lots of charity projects happening
on here!
I would love to watch this movie. You have just raised my mood like SBD.. Merry Christmas to everyone
Great post man, if all the Oligarchs would get their head out of their asses and understand this, the world would be 500% different... but we're not there yet, maybe another 100-1,000 years, who can say /// PEACE !!!
Maybe steem can accelerate that advancement.
Scrooged is such a great movie! The outrageousness of the beginning of that movie is priceless. Oh yeah, and the overall message of the movie is definitely one that implores you to straighten out your priorities and "be human". Which seemed to be a common theme in the late '80s and early '90s in Hollywood, unlike today, which the message is "Be a Superhero" =D
It's very important to remember when you're watching the movie that it was made in the '80s and you need to put yourself in that mindset to begin with. If you can't do that, you may not appreciate how great the movie was for its time.
Fun Fact: The leading woman in the movie also played Marion in 2 Indian Jones movies!
Also, Bobcat plays a great part in the movie! Ahh, I miss the quality and originality of 80s and 90s movies.. but.. that's off topic.. #lighttheworld!
It is a classic for sure! And you are 100% right about the message. I could have actually used this for the Harry Potter one I did. Great point!
This is my husband's favorite movie. I laugh only because he goes into hysterics....and can hardly breathe!! I don't find it that funny personally it's just okayish. I do like Bill Murray though in some movies like What About Bob.
Sometimes satire is best when watching others laugh....for me, that's the best!
What about bob may be the most underrated movie I know. I love that movie so much!
Me too!!....I have seen it so many times....I have it queued on the pvr - maybe I'll watch it tonight! Way better than a cheesy Christmas movie right now - I think I have cheese overload! I will have to watch Scrooged with my husband though.....fair is fair. :)
There is a line in Scrooged though that we all use in our family....Im not sure of the segment but he says "me, me, me also" when a list of behaviors is mentioned.
I have read the Christmas Carol novel but unfortunately could not finish it. I have to watch this movie for sure. Charles Dickens was a great author. I love his writings very much.
Oh man. You have to see this. Such a great take on the classic.