34th Street is a place of business & belief (or rather, the struggle to believe). In the midst of marketing and parades is a little girl who wants to believe and yet is not sure if she can. The reason why is her mother who has lost her faith and would rather her daughter have no faith than to have it and then experience the pain of losing it.
In the middle of all of this comes Kris Kringle. He speaks multiple languages, defends children and has a transformative view of how business should be conducted. At the same time, he lives at the local nursing home
It's a Christmas classic but the question remains, "What is the miracle on 34th street?"
I think the miracle was the little girl got her family and home that she wanted. The mother's heart was softened and the young man kept his strength and his poise, didn't fall to rejection and start living out of his wounded boy syndrome (I asked my 15 yr old daughter who watches this movie and the original every year, "Who wouldn't want to marry that guy?!") But the part that made me cry was when the little girl heard the news and ran to her new daddy's arms. Wahhhh!!
Posted by: Colleen | December 12, 2009 at 03:56 PM
I'd like to read the business book you recommended by David Stewart but I can't figure out the title. Or could I borrow yours? I think it may help me with my business.
Posted by: Kathy zimmer | December 14, 2009 at 08:27 PM
Kathy,
Two good books. The one I mentioned was, "Business by the Good Book" by David Steward and then there is a good (but a little more heady) book entitled, "Business as a Calling," by Michael Novak.
Enjoy,
robert
Posted by: jazztheologian | December 14, 2009 at 08:56 PM
Thank you. Steward. Helps if I'd spelled it right. Thanks again.
Posted by: Kathy zimmer | December 15, 2009 at 10:32 AM