Post-Thanksgiving Thoughts

Thanksgiving is … not necessarily for wishing others a “Happy Thanksgiving,” but more a time to reflect on how fortunate we all are.

You do realize, don’t you, that but for some strange modifications in our genes along the way, all we might be thankful for is our hairy bodies with four legs, two tails and tall trees that we can call our home. We are, after all, accidents that happened along the way. If nothing else, be thankful for that.

Thanksgiving has always been special for me. I shudder when someone wishes me a Happy Thanksgiving, as if the day is meant to experience nothing but a happy smile and gleeful heart. I’d rather they ask me to reflect on what’s good in my life and to be thankful for that.

So anyway, when someone wishes me a Happy Thanksgiving, I smile, and although my mouth says “And a Happy Thanksgiving to you,” my heart is telling them to be thankful.

Be happy, my friends. But most of all, be thankful. Because that’s what Thanksgiving is for.

Thank you.