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“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business,” Jacob Marley retorts to Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
Marley’s lament underscores his failure to embrace his true obligations in life. Despite "Scrooge" being synonymous with miserliness, Dickens’ classic tale celebrates Scrooge’s dramatic transformation in just one night. The miser becomes a model of generosity and compassion—living out Marley’s mission statement.
“Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, …