A TIME TO REMINISCE
We should all take a moment to remember good – and bad – times
Marley was dead: to begin with.’ Possibly one of the most famous opening lines from one of the most famous Christmas stories ever
- Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
It doesn’t matter how many times you read the book, watch one of the many movies or even see the stage play, the message of peace, kindness, understanding and goodwill to all men resonates as much today as it did in 1843.
But when you get to a certain age, it begins to mean even more. Because Dickens’ ghosts - including the late, not lamented, chain-rattling