Sorry the story was short this week – I was inspired by a short-short fiction contest recently, and thought I could get really creative in 100 words – but just got sappy instead.
I think Thanksgiving gets a bum rap these days for its unfortunate association with a bogus Pilgrims and Indians story, and for its general association with the devastation of native people by arrogant Europeans, but the basic idea of the holiday is about ten times more worthy than any other one we actually observe – it’s not about the founding of a country, not about any one religious sect’s special story, it doesn’t celebrate victories in war and it wasn’t created to generate revenue for greeting card and candy companies.
Look around you, look at everything you have, and be thankful. Look at the people around you, at everything they have given, and thank them. Eat well, and be thankful you can.
Thanks, everyone, for reading.
I sent a Thanksgiving card to a far away friend in New York (state) for this very reason. I don’t even like to think of the whole ridiculous ‘first Thanksgiving story’. I take it literally as a day of thanks.
I, too, enjoy that it’s not about a war or religion. And most of us reading this have more than we need — plenty to be thankful for. Be well.