Hunched over, that is how many people will be feeling tomorrow. Big eyes will have many thousands of people piling on a plate full of food. Only later to be wondering why, oh why, did I over eat again this year.
This holiday is a little different for me, the movie Blind Side is heavy on my mind. I think of that boy who when invited into a families home for Thanksgiving; went and sat at the dining room table. A boy who was starving, a boy who had no family, a boy who was lacking in education and love.
What will you truly be thankful for, and will it be petty? Sorry to be so blunt, but think about those who don't have; don't blame them, but truly wonder if maybe they weren't so discouraged, and beaten down, maybe they woudl be able to rise above and do better. Maybe if they had a little hope. Maybe if someone just cared a little, it would make a difference.
I am going to be thinking about those who want to have nothing more than a family, those who want to have a Thanksgiving which is traditional. Traditional in the sense of a turkey, a table, and people who care about them. The traditional picture hangs in my mind. A dining room table, food of abundance, and people of familiarity in each chair. Yet, currently, all of that is nothing but a dream, a picture on the cover of a book.
What will you be thankful for?
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