What Thanksgiving means to me.

With the holidays literally just around the corner, I was curious and want to provide an opportunity on what Thanksgiving means to each and everyone of you. With politics, global economy, and controversy out of the way I would like to take some blog space to ask what this special historical holiday deeply means. For me Thanksgiving means more than just dressing up and eating and buying things. ("Black Friday" After Thanksgiving sale). To me this is a special day in which celbrates thanks and unity. As the best example and most popular story of the Plymoth Indians and settlers enjoying prayer and a bountiful feast in the new world, both found a level of trust and friendship to each other. This story to me is meaningful because it shows human compassion and emotion at its best. At the time showing appreciation to one another for selfless deeds. Thanksgiving is also a time where college students from abroad come home to see their folks again. When I was at my prevous university it was the first time I have not seen my family in over 5 months and it was a releaving feeling. Here in the United States tables are filled with many delicious food. Even meals are served with traditional turkey, stuffing, mashed potatos on top of that some Americans with Ethnic background may serve rice with it or sausages. But nonetheless one fills himself with food. As in many other countries people starve and risk death. Here in our Thanksgiving we can safely enojoy full meals in the company of friends and loved ones. And I think that truly means something even though many take it for granted and see it just "as another day". Even in a deep sense Thanksgiving is exactly that "thanks" and by us celebrating this day we give thanks to whoever our God maybe and to the founders of this country who worked hard and made sacrifices to make it the way it is today. So I thought I would open up an open discussion for anyone who wants to express their own deeper meaning of Thanksgiving. I found an interestig discussion here: http://topolegionleague.virtuaboard.com/off-topic-discussions-f21/yum-official-thanksgiving-discussion-thread-t3241.htm about food and other random thoughts on it and many others can be found on Yahoo.