It’s a Wonderful Life…Mr. Darcy?

We are coming up on the holiday season, which some would say is the most wonderful time of the year. I’ve often found that it’s not only a season of giving and receiving, but also introspection.

In Frank Capra’s classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” after a financial misstep, the main character George Bailey doesn’t believe his life is worth living anymore; that those he loves would be better off without him.

I remember watching this for the first time, only a few years ago. My husband had turned it ...