Thanksgiving is just a few days away. What are you thankful for this year? I know I am thankful for my loving family, my dear friends, and the blessings which have come this year. I am also thankful for the freedom I have, or should have, as an American. I got to thinking today how great it really is to be an American and why so many people want to be Americans. A great thing about America is its openness to others. We gladly accept new citizens, who are legal, and love that they want to improve their lives by living here. We still are, or should be, the land of opportunity. When someone comes here, they take an oath of allegiance. It's much simpler than other countries. Once a citizen, we have so many liberties, or should have anyways. Just think of the economic freedoms we have, or should have. Here, everyone, regardless of race, color, gender, creed, etc., has just about the same opportunity to become great. There are environmental factors, such as growing up on the South side of Chicago, that may impede on your success, but I remain optimistic that individuals are the ones that shape their own lives, instead of the government. Here in America, we have the best health care in the world and a great educational system. Both systems have their flaws, but I'm much happier with what we have compared to Europe. Here in America, we provide for those who cannot provide for themselves, although there is waste there too (on those collecting entitlements who don't really need them). I will digress on this topic a little. Last year when we were flooded, we were offered food stamps to help out. We kindly said "no thank you" multiple times. We realized we aren't the ones who need them...the impoverished are. It's very admirable that we care for our citizens. America is such a great country, and we should all be thankful for the opportunities we have because we live here. Just something to think about come Thursday.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks for reading.
Joe
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