A Simple Thanksgiving Thought.

Sometimes it’s a simple thought which

gets you through. Think of all the things

you do. Very few are recognized for

brushing their teeth or tying a shoe.

Mow the lawn a million times and still

the grass keeps growing. The world is

wild with ideas, many of which are

never revealed. This is your life and

you have learned to know only what

you know. Remember the time when

you did or almost did. Does it matter,

does it count? Who’s keeping a record

of the deeds? There is an imbalance on

this ledger of life we live. One day you’re

in the red; the next day in the black. Even

you tire of keeping track. You owe; you

have paid the debt. You give a small

portion of your earnings to UNICEF so

that a needy child in Africa gets a bowl

of rice and is inoculated against a dreaded

disease. You remain anonymous, yet a

nameless child in Malawi is fed. Such a

simple-seeming yet grand gesture. Tonight,

with a thought such as this you close your

eyes and fall asleep knowing, in an imbalanced

world such as this, in the most hidden and

unseen places, because of you there is a

Thanksgiving feast shared everyday.

Chris Hanch 11-23-17