"'At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, 'it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries, hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.
[...] a few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy the Poor some meat and drink, and means of warmth. We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices. What shall I put you down for?'"
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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins *1988
Many of you probably recognised the citation from Charles Dicken's novella A Christmas Carol with its main character Scrooge.
While rereading it - in the spirit of the season (!) - I thought of Adele and the row about her supposed decline of Bob Geldorf's request to participate in his project 'Band Aid 30'. I know, I know, Adele isn't really 'unheard' of and additionally, she isn't a writer in the book section - but she did something very remarkable lately. As the headlines called it: she 'snubbed Bob Geldorf and his project Band Aid 30'. Actually, she wasn't the only one and her reason is still under fierce discussion but it is interesting to see Bob Geldorf's reaction to criticism on his project. Criticism put forward to him by reporter Jayne Secker from SkyNews on YouTube: Interview with Bob Geldorf on Band Aid
Somehow it leaves me wondering...
Actually, the novella was published in 1843, more than 150 years earlier from today.
Has much changed in the meantime?
Has much changed since the original 'Band Aid' in 1984?
I am inclined to leave the questions pending and leave it up to you to decide to donate for whatever reason or cause "because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundances rejoices".
P.S.: Does this so-called 'festive season' also relate to Hindus, Buddhist, Muslims, Jews or members of any other religion? Oh, how much it makes me aware of its (limited) Christian background...
While rereading it - in the spirit of the season (!) - I thought of Adele and the row about her supposed decline of Bob Geldorf's request to participate in his project 'Band Aid 30'. I know, I know, Adele isn't really 'unheard' of and additionally, she isn't a writer in the book section - but she did something very remarkable lately. As the headlines called it: she 'snubbed Bob Geldorf and his project Band Aid 30'. Actually, she wasn't the only one and her reason is still under fierce discussion but it is interesting to see Bob Geldorf's reaction to criticism on his project. Criticism put forward to him by reporter Jayne Secker from SkyNews on YouTube: Interview with Bob Geldorf on Band Aid
Somehow it leaves me wondering...
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Actually, the novella was published in 1843, more than 150 years earlier from today.
Has much changed in the meantime?
Has much changed since the original 'Band Aid' in 1984?
I am inclined to leave the questions pending and leave it up to you to decide to donate for whatever reason or cause "because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundances rejoices".
P.S.: Does this so-called 'festive season' also relate to Hindus, Buddhist, Muslims, Jews or members of any other religion? Oh, how much it makes me aware of its (limited) Christian background...
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