I swear I didn't get involved in #lighttheworld in order to have an excuse to write about, Stranger Things, Harry Potter, and Wayne's World. I did it because I truly believe in the message behind it: be kind to others.

And yet, here I am again using another movie to help introduce today's theme.

If you have never seen Scrooged, it is a must see. It is one of my favorite Bill Murray movies (and there are many to choose from).

Scrooged is a modern take on Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (well modern for 1988... hence the appearance of the Solid Gold Dancers).

Instead of centering on Ebenezer Scrooge the money lender, Bill Murray plays Frank Cross a television executive. The characters share that classic Scrooge-like trait: unquenchable greed. Both are taught a valuable lesson by three visiting ghosts. The only difference is that Frank Cross learns in hilarious ways.

Despite what Gordon Gekko says, most people know in their heart that greed is not good. It just took Scrooge and Cross most of their lives to figure that out.

Luckily, here on steemit, people already know the lesson being taught by today's #lighttheworld theme:

"A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."

Luke 12:15

How do I know that this community already knows this lesson?

Well there was that one time the entire community came together to make sure that a fellow steemian could receive a life saving medical treatment.

https://steemit.com/blog/@darthnava/fellow-steemers-i-need-help-as-my-mri-results-are-not-encouraging

But that was over seven months ago. That was a one time deal. Surely no one is using steem to help charities today while SBDs are so high. That would be crazy! People need to keep all of those SBDs for themselves so they can buy Moonpies, penny whistles and iPhone Xs.

Then I went to https://steemit.com/trending/charity and saw pages and pages of steemians running and donating to projects to help others. The amount of kindness to others I saw on those pages was staggering... and wonderful.

The official #lighttheworld website reminds us that:

"Sometimes possessions distract us from appreciating the most important things in life. By eliminating these distractions, we can lead a more fulfilling life."

It then suggests ways you can focus on the things that mean the most including:

• What’s something you love but could live without?
  Give something you cherish to someone who would appreciate it.

• Who has made your life more meaningful?
  Plan something to do with that person, and make a new treasured memory.

• Are there distractions in your life that may stand in the way of your following Jesus Christ?
  Give up something material during the holidays. Tell someone who will hold you accountable, and invite the person to join you in your goal.

I am going to add some just for us steemians:

• Check out https://steemit.com/trending/charity and see if there is anything there that inspires you
• Check out what our boy Terry at @surpassinggoogle is doing to help others and lend him a hand
• Check out one of these projects that fellow steemians are spearheading

Destiny Starting Point Homes

2 fundraisers by @jackmiller

Steem care charity march

Schoolforsdg4

Operation cozy toes for the homeless bros

Smiles for children in hospitals

Donate a library

Christmas dinner for an entire church in Mayanmar

Dreams of the Ocean

Treeplanter

If you don't see your favorite initiative above, please share a link to it in the comments of this post.

For more information on #lighttheworld, please visit https://www.mormon.org/christmas/25-ways-25-days/day-20

Several community members have already followed @gavvet's lead and have created #lighttheworld posts of their own. (Thank you all for participating!)

Now we need someone from the community to inspire others on day 21. Tomorrow's theme is: "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat." You can find more information here.

If you decide to participate by creating your own post for day 21, please make sure to use the #lighttheworld tag and include the day's video, theme and link, as we have done.

If you'd like to see a great example, please check out @methusalem's inspirational Day 3 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@methusalem/freely-ye-have-received-freely-give.

or

@sonofthunder's wonderful Day 6 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@sonofthunder/lighttheworld-day-6

or

@frieda's beautiful Day 9 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@frieda/i-was-sick-and-you-visited-me

or

@bigbear's emotional Day 12 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@bigbear/blessed-are-they-that-mourn-matthew-5-4

or

@cindycam's heartfelt Day 15 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@cindycam/blessed-are-the-merciful-matthew-5-7

or

@darlenys01's thoughtful Day 18 post https://steemit.com/lighttheworld/@darlenys01/the-art-of-forgiveness-lighttheworld-day18

Although we will be on the lookout for great #lighttheworld posts every day, we will definitely need contributions on days 21, and 24.

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