SOME TRADITIONS HAONT US EVERY DAY

摘要

Over the holidays, I had the opportunity to see the play "A Christmas Carol." It's the tale about Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man who's haunted by three ghosts, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Future. The Christmas Past and Christmas Present ghosts force Scrooge to look at scenes from his life. Regardless of the joy or sadness they bring, Scrooge can only observe. Through these visits, Scrooge is forced to reflect on where he went wrong. The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge all the way back in time to when he was a youngster. For comparison's sake, this might be the time when your fire department was just getting started. Scrooge was just like your fire department of years gone by: young, innocent, filled with hope and ambition. This play portrayed a young Scrooge who was full of good intentions. And keeping with the analogy, those who led your fire department in the early years were also full of good intentions.