On Thanksgiving I will stop to give thanks
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On Thanksgiving
I will stop to give thanks
that my family is
safe and healthy, especially
because I realize that,
following the tragedies
of this year, it is all too
real a possibility that they
might not have been.
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Meaning
This quote means Thanksgiving is deepened by remembering how fragile safety and health really are. Gratitude grows stronger when we recognize what could have been lost.
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