Thanksgiving

Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
-Jean Baptiste Massieu

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the United States of America. Some people will spend the day with their family. Some will spend it watching football games. Others will watch a parade or be in a parade. Some may do a fun run first thing in the morning before they sit down to a big meal. Some people may spend the day alone.

However you spend your day, I hope it is a good day for you. I hope that you will take a moment to find something that you are thankful even for.

I am sure Dear Abby will run her yearly Thanksgiving Day column tomorrow but just in case you miss it here is part of it:

DEAR READERS: By popular demand, here is my traditional Thanksgiving column:
Today is Thanksgiving Day, so take a few minutes to reflect upon all the things for which you are thankful.

How's your health? Not so good? Well, thank God you've lived this long. A lot of people haven't. You're hurting? Thousands -- maybe millions -- are hurting even more. (Have you ever visited a veterans hospital? Or a rehabilitation clinic for crippled children?)

If you awakened this morning and were able to hear the birds sing, use your vocal cords to utter human sounds, walk to the breakfast table on two good legs, and read the newspaper with two good eyes, praise the Lord! A lot of people couldn't.

How's your pocketbook? Thin? Well, most of the world is a lot poorer. No pensions. No welfare. No food stamps. No Social Security. In fact, one-third of the people in the world will go to bed hungry tonight.

Are you lonely? The way to have a friend is to be one. If nobody calls you, pick up the phone and call someone.

Are you concerned about your country's future? Hooray! Our system has been saved by such concern. Your country may not be a rose garden, but neither is it a patch of weeds.

Freedom rings! Look and listen. You can still worship at the church of your choice, cast a secret ballot, and even criticize your government without fearing a knock on the head or a knock on the door at midnight. And if you want to live under a different system, you are free to go. There are no walls or fences -- nothing to keep you here...

Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone!