By Kevin M
A family living in a McMansion loses their home to foreclosure. An overbearing manager earning a six figure salary loses his job in a department shut down. The (former) most prosperous family in the neighborhood is forced to close down their business for lack of sales; there’s a for sale sign on their front lawn. A couple who drove high end cars and traveled often is facing bankruptcy. A women in old clothes approaches us in a shopping center, tells us her husband has lost his job several months ago, and they have no money to feed their children.
How do we react?
To the family who lost their McMansion: They had no business buying a house that large.
To the overbearing manager: It’s about time he got his—I remember when…
To the former most prosperous family in the neighborhood: They always thought they were better than everyone else—maybe this will teach them a lesson!
To the couple who lived the good life: It serves them right. They lived like money was no object, and now they’re in bankruptcy; they should have saved their money like I did.
To the women in the shopping center asking for money for food: I don’t have any money with me. (She’ll probably use it to buy liquor or drugs if I give it to her.) Get a job! Isn’t there an ordinance against panhandling?
20 Things I’m Thankful for this Thanksgiving
By Kevin M
Turkey and all the trimmings. Football games. Family reunions. The official beginning of the Christmas season. The Macy’s parade. That’s what Thanksgiving is all about, right?
Not quite. Thanksgiving, first and foremost, is about giving thanks. In the secular, post modern, science-driven world we live in, that part gets lost in all the other festivities. But all of us have much to be thankful for, and usually much more than we think.
Do you spend time thinking about what it is you’re thankful for this time of year? If you don’t, you should. I’ll even lead off by listing what it is I’m thankful for. If you give it some thought, you’ll probably find yourself being thankful for many of the same things. Some are deeper than others, some are on the light side, but I’m thankful for them all. And if I gave it more thought, I’m sure I could easily double the list.
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