Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

I mean, you mentioned kind of the Scrooge's Counting House, for example.

Cheshire Cat has been a staple, but things like the Pete, the Ghost of Christmas Future.

And there's also been items that have been a benefit to Boost, for example, like the Webby's Diary and things of that nature.

So I think Boost has been a really fun mechanic and something that took a little bit of an adjustment.

The Ghost of Christmas Past.

Christmas Future.

The good one.

Yeah.

Jeremy, stop.

But I, like, I'm not saying, no, I'm just, I'm not to be the- the Ghost of Christmas Future here.

[laughs]

[laughs]

Well,

especially when you get that ghost of Christmas future move, which is like, this is the life you now live.

I mean, that's terrible.

What a terrifying prospect.

Riker and Troy.

Yeah, this is great.

I mean, John Luck is it? I mean, God, that's some Ghost of Christmas Future shit.

Yeah, yeah.

He knew no more, for the Spirit neither spoke nor moved.

"I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come," said Scrooge.

The Spirit answered not, but pointed onward with its hand.

"You are about to show me shadows of the things that have not happened, but will happen in the time before us," Scrooge pursued.

"Spectre," said Scrooge, "something informs me that our parting moment is at hand.

I know it, but I know not how.

Tell me, what man that was whom we saw lying dead?" The ghost of Christmas yet to come conveyed him, as before, though at a different time, he thought.

Indeed, there seemed no order in these latter visions save that they were in the future, into the resorts of businessmen, but showed him not himself.

SPIRITS the phantom slowly gravely silently approached when it came near him scrooge bent down upon his knee for in the very air through which this spirit moved it seemed to scatter gloom and mystery it was shrouded in a deep black garment which concealed its head its face its form and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand but for this it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night and separate it from the darkness by which it was surrounded he felt that it was tall and stately when it came beside him and that its mysterious presence filled him with a solemn dread He knew no more, for the spirit neither spoke nor moved.

"'I am in the presence of the ghost of Christmas yet to come,' said Scrooge.

The spirit answered not, but pointed onward with its hand.

"'You are about to show me shadows of the things that have not happened, but will happen in the time before us,' Scrooge pursued.

Never, father, cried they all.

And I know, said Bob, I know, my dears, that when we recollect how patient and how mild he was, although he was a little, little child, we shall not quarrel easily among ourselves and forget poor tiny Tim in doing it.

no never father they all cried again i am very happy said little bob i am very happy mrs cratchit kissed him his daughters kissed him the two young cratchits kissed him and peter and himself shook hands spirit of tiny tim thy childish essence was from god spectre said scrooge something informs me that our parting moment is at hand i know it but i know not how tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead the ghost of christmas yet to come conveyed him as before though at a different time he thought indeed there seemed no order in these later visions save that they were in the future into the resorts of business men but showed him not himself indeed the spirit did not stay for anything but went straight on as to the end just now desired until besought by scrooge to tarry for a moment this court said scrooge through which we hurry now is where my place of occupation is and has been for a length of time i see the house let me behold what i shall be in days to come the spirit stopped the hand was pointed elsewhere the house is yonder scrooge exclaimed why do you point away the inexorable finger underwent no change scrooge hastened to the window of his office and looked in It was an office still, but not his.

The furniture was not the same, and the figure in the chair was not himself.

It was shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, its face, its form, and left nothing of it visible save one outstretched hand.

but for this it would have been difficult to detach its figure from the night and separate it from the darkness by which it was surrounded he felt that it was tall and stately when it came beside him and that its mysterious presence filled him with a solemn dread he knew no more for the spirit neither spoke nor moved i am in the presence of the ghost of christmas yet to come said scrooge the spirit answered not but pointed onward with its hand you are about to show me the shadows of the things that have not happened but will happen in the time before us scrooge pursued is that so spirit the upper portion of the garment was contracted for an instant in its folds as if the spirit had inclined its head that was the only answer he received although well used to ghostly company by this time scrooge feared the silent shape so much that his legs trembled beneath him and he found that he could hardly stand when he prepared to follow it the spirit paused a moment as observing his condition and giving him time to recover but scrooge was all the worse for this it thrilled him with a vague uncertain horror to know that behind the dusky shroud there were ghostly eyes intently fixed upon him while he though he stretched his own to the utmost could see nothing but a spectral hand in one great heap of black ghost of the future he exclaimed i fear you more than any spectre

i have seen but as i know your purpose is to do me good and as i hope to live to be another man from what i was i am prepared to bear you company and do it with a thankful

heart will you not speak to me it gave him no reply the hand was pointed straight before them lead on said scrooge lead on the night is waning fast and it is precious time to me i know lead on spirit the phantom moved away as it had come towards him scrooge followed in the shadow of its dress which bore him up he thought and carried him along they scarcely seemed to enter the city for the city rather seemed to spring about them and encompass them of its own act but there they were in the heart of it on change amongst the merchants who hurried up and down and checked the money in their pockets and conversed in groups and looked at their watches and treffled thoughtfully with their great gold seals and so forth as scrooge has seen them often the spirit stood beside one little knot of business men observing that the hand was pointed to them scrooge advanced to listen to their talk no said a great fat man with a monstrous chin i don't know much about him either way i only know he's dead when did he die inquired another last night i believe why what was the matter with him asked a third taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box i thought he'd never die god knows said the first with a yawn what has he done with his money asked a red-faced gentleman with a pedulous excreance on the end of his nose that shook like the gills of a turkey-cock i haven't heard said the man with the large chin yawning again left it to his company perhaps he hasn't left it to me that's all i know this pleasantry was received with a general laugh it's likely to be a very cheap funeral said the same speaker for upon my life i don't know of anybody to go to it suppose we make up a party and volunteer i don't mind going if a lunch is provided observed the gentleman with the excrements on his nose but i must be fed if i make one another laugh Well, I am the most disinterested amongst you, after all, said the first speaker, for I never wear black gloves and I never eat lunch.

Knew what, my dear? Why, that you were a good wife, replied Bob.

Everybody knows that, cried Peter.

very well observed my boy cried bob i hope they do heartily sorry he said for your good wife if i could be of service to you in any way he said giving me his card that's where i live pray come to me now it wasn't cried bob for the sake of anything he might be able to do for us so much as for his kind way that this was quite delightful it really seemed as if he had known our tiny tim and felt it with us i'm sure he's a good soul said mrs cratchit you would be sure of it my dear returned bob if you saw and spoke to him i shouldn't be at all surprised mark what i say if he got peter a better situation only hear that peter said mrs cratchit and then cried one of the girls peter will be keeping company with some one and setting up for himself get along with you retorted peter grinning it's just as likely as not said bob one of these days though there's plenty of time for that my dear but however and whenever we part from one another i am sure we shall none of us forget poor tiny tim shall we or this first parting that there was among us never father cried they all and i know said bob i know my dears that when we recollect how patient and how mild he was although he was a little little child we shall not quarrel easily among ourselves and forget poor tiny tim in doing it no never father they all cried again i am very happy said little bob i am very happy mrs cratchit kissed him his daughters kissed him the two young cratchits kissed him and peter himself shook hands spirit of tiny tim that childish essence was from god spectre said scrooge something informs me that our parting is at hand i know it but i know not how tell me what man that was whom we saw lying dead the ghost of christmas yet to come conveyed him as before though at a different time he thought indeed there seemed no order in these latter visions save that they were in the future into the resorts of business men but showed him not himself indeed the spirit did not stay for anything but went straight on as to the end just now desired until besought by scrooge to tarry a moment this court said scrooge through

which we hurry now is where my place of occupation is and has been for a length of time i see the house let me behold what i shall be

You ready? You don't run your business like the ghost of Christmas past, helping the client see all of the things they've already messed up.

You run your business like the ghost of Christmas future, and you help the client see what's coming if they don't change their ways.

That's it.

You can sell millions and millions and millions of dollars worth of services, products, experiences, anything.

If you just run your business like the ghost of Christmas future and help people see what's coming, have the courage, care enough about them.

have the courage and care enough about them to help them see what's coming if they don't change their trajectory.

But that's not the way most lawyers would prefer to do it.