If You Live In This Great Country, You Have a Lot To Be Thankful For
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This week, families across America will gather to celebrate their blessings in the tradition of Thanksgiving. It has become a day of televised parades, nonstop football games, and indulgent overeating. But it wasn't always a day of gluttony and gridiron. It started with a simple and prayerful observance of our forefathers gathering to offer their profound thanks to god who had given them strength to survive in their very challenging transition to life in a new world.
This year, instead of complaints about traffic, delayed flights, burnt turkeys, and your relatives outstaying their welcome, take a deep breath, look around, and start counting your reasons to be thankful.
This past July, I traveled to Rwanda with the ONE Campaign on a bipartisan trip that included Cindy McCain, former Senators Tom Daschle and Bill Frist, former Congressman John Kasich, and now leader of the Obama transition team, John Podesta.
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Congressman Kasich, John Podesta, and I visited in the homes of some Rwandan families. They didn't have to worry about a high electric bill because there wasn't electricity. Water was obtained by walking several miles with a five-gallon plastic jug to a community pump and carrying it back on the shoulder, so their wasn't a water bill. And they didn't care about the price of gasoline because they would probably never own a car.
As we left, we all said, we don't have any problems. Life is good. And we have a lot to be thankful for. If you live in this great country, you do have a lot to be thankful for.
Enjoy the parades, the games, and the good food. But take a moment to give god a thank you too!
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