It seems that Thanksgiving is upon us once again. To me, the
idea of Thanksgiving has changed over the years. What used to be a simple
holiday to get together with my weird relatives and eat a ton has now become a
stressful time spent away from home in some random city in Ohio playing tennis.
This year is going to be a new experience yet again. I am going to be spending
this Thanksgiving doing college visits. Sometimes I wonder why this holiday is
even here anymore. Is it just for families to go on vacations and for college
students to come back home, or are we actually giving thanks for the things in
our lives?
Have
we veered off from the original purpose of this holiday? Why are we even
celebrating it any more if we can’t truly be thankful for things? I can name a
few simple things that I can be thankful for right off the bat:
§ My
family
§ My
friends
§ Having
a safe home
§ Having
enough money to go to college
§ The
opportunities that I have been given in both academics and athletics
And there are many more. We as
Americans need to remember that there is a lot of meaning behind this holiday.
The Pilgrims came to Plymouth in 1620 with the intention to build a new
community. They made do with almost nothing for so long, yet on that very first
thanksgiving, they were able to find so many things to be thankful for. So let’s
all do the same. I’ve been getting the vibe from a lot of friends and family
members that they are never satisfied, constantly wanting more, but never being
thankful for what they do have. I too have a desire for more, but I also think
that it’s possible to be happy with what we do have. So let’s all be like the
pilgrims. Happy Thanksgiving!!
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