Five Things to be Thankful For on Thanksgiving (and Every Day!)

In honor of Thanksgiving, I want to share five things that we can all be thankful for, as well as how to repay gratitude.

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1: Thank you to parents for

• Raising me and protecting me when I was a helpless infant

• Sacrificing sleep and foregoing fun activities to raise me

• Working hard to put food on the table every day

• Providing shelter

• Paying for my education

• Taking care of me when I was sick

• Sharing whatever good thing you got

• Selflessly trying to give me what you didn’t have growing up

• Criticizing me to prevent me from making grave mistakes

• Pushing me to reach my full potential

I will do my best to help you worry less and make you proud.

2: Thank you to teachers for

• Your tireless dedication to making the future generation ever better

• Teaching me the knowledge and skills that I now use to support my life

I will do my best to put to good use what I have learned.

3: Thank you to the government for providing essential services such as

• Education

• Healthcare

• Transportation

• Electricity

• Waste management

• National defense

I will respect the law, the leaders, and pay my taxes.

4: Thank you to all workers in society for everything we use in our daily lives, such as

• Food

• Clothes

• Technology

• Infrastructure

I will respect all professions and do my best in my profession to contribute to society.

5: Thank you to Mother Nature for providing

• Air

• Food

• Water

• Land

• …all for free!

I will do my best to be an environmentally responsible citizen of the Earth.