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WILLIAM LAMBERS
Imagine if the ghosts from the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, were to visit us today. Those spirits would surely remind us to do the right thing this holiday: feed the hungry. This takes on even more urgency as we face the biggest global hunger crisis since World War II.
When Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, he wanted to raise awareness about hunger and poverty. Dickens had seen hungry and suffering children in England, and had personally experienced the hardship of being poor while growing up.
His story about the selfish Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation, after being visited by the ghosts of Christmas, shared a message of charity. Dickens wanted to make Christmas a heartfelt time of helping the poor and extend it year round. He would surely delight in seeing the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future in action again today.
Mourning the loss of best-selling spy novelist John le Carré
This letter is regarding the demise of the 89-year-old British author, David Cornwell, who is popularly known as John le Carré (“ British spy thriller author John le Carre dies aged 89”, Gulf News, December 14). His passing is a great loss to the literary world. His most famous works spanned some six decades and included The Spy Who Came In Form the Cold, which was published in 1963 and made le Carré the most famous spy writer in the world. His passing is an irrecoverable loss, and millions of his readers will miss him. His name will be remembered forever. May his soul rest in peace.