I was talking this afternoon with my sister-in-law (hubby's older sister) and her husband. They are really pleasant and gentle people. We were discussing Scrooge, sorry, hubby's selfish, nasty, penny pinching brother and I gave my honest opinion and how sad I find it that he is all 'me, me, me' when he has two surviving offspring who yearn for his love. I said I thought if everyone were honest with him instead of pandering to him he may decide to change. My sister-in-law said though they know what he is like and he has always been so, they are unable to voice their true opinion due to (probably) cultural reasons and that being polite as opposed to being honest if the honesty could cause upset, is how they maintain relationships with other people, family, friends or even strangers.
I gave considerable thought to this and I love, accept and respect them and their ways, but personally I could not be true to myself if I were any other way than I am.
I think this may seem hard perhaps to some but I am certainly not without compassion. I would be very happy to work with and help Scrooge if he wanted to change his ways, I would do my very best for him to help him rebuild his relationships with his children.
He's going through a hard time at the moment. When you make money your God, love disappears from your life and this is something he is experiencing but seems unable or unwilling to change the destructive pattern. I hope forf the sake of his kids he will see sense and realise the most important fortune one can have in life is the love of your family and then even the penniless can be a millionaire!
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