Approximately 150 years ago, Abraham Lincoln created a National Day of Thanksgiving. It is truly an American holiday. It is one day where we gather together with friends and family, we slow down, and we say thank you for the bountiful blessings we all have received simply by being Americans. In recent years, I have become deeply disturbed by a new trend. We are no longer content to do our crazy Christmas bargain shopping the day AFTER Thanksgiving. No. Now, many retailers are advertising the times they will open their doors ON Thanksgiving. Really? Stop and think about that. These retailers have to schedule people to leave their families and friends in order to go sell us a bunch of crap that is likely destined to replace our existing crap already in our homes. Thank God this crap will be ON SALE! Im sorry, but can we not have at least 24 hours where we dont have to hurry out (or even online) to satisfy some irrational need to fill our lives with useless junk? Must we force others to work and leave their lived ones to sell us this junk? Im calling on all my friends to stop and think before you leave to shop on Thanksgiving. Is it necessary? What happens to your life really if you have to spend a few more dollars by missing out on the Great Deals? Stay home. Be truly thankful and let others enjoy their time of thankfulness also.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:42:15 +0000
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