An Attitude of Gratitude

When we think about the First Thanksgiving it is hard to imagine that some of us would have been grateful for the little we had or would have thanked the Almighty for His blessings. I recently heard a colleague say that America is in an ADD crisis. Adversity Deprivation Disorder is all over the place.

In American we have almost no one who suffers from real adversity so we have to make up was to show faux compassion and empathy. The news media are experts at faux news reports. (Not FOX News) The most recent example is probably how awful it is to be forced to wait in an airport when airplanes are delayed or get stuck in slow traffic on the highways. Those are terrible events! It is just AWFUL to be discomfiture in any slight manner.

Before the traffic rush it was the extreme pain of HIGH GASOLINE PRICES!!! I stopped at Starbucks for a cup of coffee and discovered four V 8 all wheel drive SUV's in the parking lot that were running with the air conditioner on while the drivers were inside chatting and drinking $3.75 lattes themselves.

First, no one in Cincinnati needs an off road, all wheel drive SUV with a V8 engine that gets 10 miles per gallon. Second, to leave it running for 30 minutes to keep the heat down is evidence that the people are NOT concerned about gas prices.

But most importantly, gasoline is cheaper than at almost anytime in my life when figured on an inflationary basis. It is also cheaper than anywhere else in the world. In Europe it is about $7.00 per gallon. Why, then, are the media proffering such ridiculous lies? Anxiety sells. The media must have us jacked up on lies and distortions to keep us watching and reading.

Storms are coming!!!
Gasoline is high!!!
Traffic jams!!!

When we have so little to really worry about we make things up and the media works full time to help us. It is not their fault. We love it, but it facilitates parental paranoia and overprotection of our kids.

Worst of all it robs us of gratitude and thankfulness. So, Abe Lincoln gave us the gift of a formal Thanksgiving Day. Oh, the pessimistic atheists will try to steal it and throw cold water on our celebration but wee can persevere. PETA will show morbid ads about how we are murdering turkeys but switch channels.

Keep on thanking God and each other. Have a blast. Sing a song of praise.