TODAY is our Canadian Thanksgiving Day; would you all mind if I shared a reflection's article that was posted in our local paper? Sure food for thought, I think ...
A TRUE THANKSGIVING ...
IF you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back, a roof over
your head, and a place to sleep ...
you are richer than 75% of this world.
IF you have money in the bank, in your
wallet, and spare change in a dish
someplace ... you are among the
top 8% of the worlds wealthy.
IF you woke up this morning with more
health than illness ... you are more
blessed than the million who will
not survive the week.
IF you have never experienced the danger
of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment,
the agony of torture, or the pangs of
starvation ... you are ahead of 500
million people in this world.
IF you can attend a church meeting
without fear of harassment, arrest,
torture, or death ... you are more
blessed than three billion people
in this world.
IF your parents are still alive and
still married ... you are very rare,
even in the US/Canada.
IF you hold up your head with a smile
on your face and are truly thankful ...
you are most blessed because the
majority can, but many do not.
IF you can hold someone's hand, hug
them, or even touch them on the
shoulder ... you are blessed
because you can offer them
a healing touch today.
IF you can read this message ...
you are more blessed than over
two billion people in this world
who cannot read at all!
HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING DAY ...