Last night Frank and I did our Christmas tradition and watched “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Our DVD/VCR has not worked since August so there was a slim chance that we were going to miss our tradition this year. I wasn’t about to forfeit on the account of our laziness so I fiddled with the cords and wahla.
I love the scene at the end of the movie when George Bailey is running around Bedford Falls screaming Merry Christmas to everyone and saying hello to the Emporium and other hot spots in the little quaint town. You can really feel his happiness for life. That scene makes me cry every time. That moment and many more pivotal scenes in the movie.
It’s true that you can watch a movie over and over again and learn something new each time. For instance, last night I heard a dog barking in the background when George Bailey and his father were eating dinner before the big dance. It was the first time Frank heard the bark too and we kept looking for a dog. All we saw was a black tail. Last night was the first time I noticed that Mr. & Mrs. Martini did the sign of the cross when George & Mary handed them the gifts at the doorstep of their new home.
But another thing that struck me this time was Uncle Billy losing the money. He was boasting to Potter about Harry Bailey receiving a medal of honor from the president. Uncle Billy absent mindedly gave Potter the money when he returned the newspaper. The lesson I learned-don’t be prideful. It’s okay to be happy (like George at the end) but there comes a point when your happiness can be turned into self-gratification.
I really believe that God gives you what you deserve. If you show God gratitude and thanksgiving for the gifts He has given you then He will be pleased. It’s okay to be joyful when something good happens but it’s not okay to rub it in other people’s faces. God wants us to be happy but not at the account of other people.
Last night was “It’s a Wonderful Life” and tonight it’s a Christmas Novena. Christmas is right around the corner.
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