How in the hell did a thread about Thanksgiving deteriorate into a political debate?
I may be old fashioned (if I am I'm proud of it) and I was raised to believe that Thanksgiving was a day set aside for each of us to acknowledge those things that have enriched our lives.
I am thankful for the joy of life, beautiful wonderful life, with all its pleasures and pains. Even on those dark days when it seems that evil is about to triumph over good, hope with all its encouraging promises tips the scale in my favor and once again and the day is bright and cheerful.
Yet, even though the day is set aside to offer thanks for individual blessings, no caring person could ignore the plight of others. Therefore, it is a very good thing to wish the best for others, and to the extent that we can help we should.
A record number of people are on food stamps, so what does that have to do with Thanksgiving? If there is a record number on food stamps because there is a record number of people who truly need assistance, then we should be thankful. As for those who are simply taking advantage of the system (and certainly there are some of those), they should be condemned but I think we should hesitate to judge everyone by the faults of a few. Besides, I am convinced that if there is a judging God we will ultimately be judged by how we helped others, and the genuineness of our beneficiaries is a rather insignificant matter. Because my resources are limited, I try to give only to those who are truly deserving, but when I am deceived there is only one fool and it isn't me.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. No exceptions.
Food Stamps Used By Record 42.2 Million Americans This Thanksgiving
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