I have strong doubts that the first Thanksgiving even remotely resembled the “history” I was told in second grade.. But considering that (when it comes to holidays) mainstream America’s traditions tend to be over-eating, shopping, or getting drunk, I suppose it’s a miracle that the concept of giving thanks even surfaces at all.. Thanksgiving is America’s national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes your patriotic duty.. Life can be very trying.. When your child is hungry, your body wracked with pain, or you have no idea where you and your family will find a place to sleep, its hard to find something for which you can be thankful.. So, for just a few minutes on Thanksgiving Day, step outside your situation and just be.. Find something, no matter how small, to be thankful for because in giving thanks, you will be lightening your load, even if for only a moment.. People in Europe were living in squalid conditions, battling hunger and the aftermath of the plague, were being terrorized in the name of religion and came to America, the land of opportunity, in the hopes of building a new and better life.. These immigrants, called Pilgrims, were welcomed by the inhabitants of America, the Indians, who were hospitable to the newcomers in every sense of the word.. How is it then that the descendants of the Pilgrims managed to take over all the land in America and banish the Indians to hot, arid reservations in the middle of nowhere? Somehow, that has never felt right to me.. Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving to all..
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:14:46 +0000
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