It took me a long time to realize that two of our family’s most beloved Christmas stories are both about men given an opportunity by heaven to see frightening visions of their own lives. Ebenezer Scrooge is somewhat moved by the visits from the spirits of Christmas past and present, but he only repents when the deathly Ghost of Christmas Future shows him grief and judgment awaiting him.
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