Vol. 5: Issue #22: Letter #97 (Previous
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Thanksgiving:
2004 (revisited)
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Even
though "Thanksgiving" is
considered by many people to be an "American tradition",
the fact is, that long before formal religions were established,
and as far back as history has been recorded, nearly every
nation, tribe, and race, Chinese, Romans, Hebrews, Greeks,
Egyptians, Druids, Celtics and many, many more have celebrated
the successful harvesting of their crops which up to modern
times, has been the basis for most thanksgiving observances. |
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And
depending upon the location and customs, every conceivable symbol has
been used to enhance the celebration; dolls, masks, dances
and foods of every description up to and including today's
parades and wall to wall "football watching". And
for the past half century, here in America at least, it also
kicks off the official "mad rush" of the Christmas
shopping season, although every year Christmas reminders
and decorations appear earlier and earlier.
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| As we sit down to our thanksgiving feasts this
year, there is, on the surface, little resemblance to those
thanksgivings of long ago as it has expanded far beyond the
original concepts of being appreciative of a bountiful harvest.
Yet when you get past the sometimes shallow flag waving, the
bumper stickers and the obvious commercial application of "God
Bless America" signs, past all the parades, huge family
meals and the prominence of Santa in all the malls, it is still
a holiday that encourages us to step back and give thanks for
all the blessings we have. |
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For within each of us resides the feelings, memories and thoughts
of every moment we have ever lived. Childhood memories, family
traditions, rituals of past holidays, all exert a strong influence
on us and this year in particular, not only because of the tragic
events of 9/11, but the ongoing tragedies that are playing themselves
out today in such far flung places as Iraq and Afghanistan, more
people today than ever before, will place greater emphasis on things
other than the material ones, which are at best, superficial.
That there are
an ever increasing number of things for which we
can be thankful for, not the least of them being a sincere,
renewed interest and an outpouring of expressions of love for
God, Country and Family and as most recently evidenced in the
recent election (no matter which candidate you favored), possibly
defines the real meaning and significance of the day.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Merry Sherman
2nd Generation President
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