GIVING THANKS
For what shall a man give thanks? For the simple blessings of the day. For the laughter of a child. For grass and trees and water and sunshine; the soft tumult of the leaves, and the friendly bark of a dog. For neighbors and friends and strangers, who pause to bestow acts of kindness. For the calm of the night, and a star-filled sky to light the dark way. For warm firesides and still shadows. For the smile of the stranger to remind us to smile again. For the physician’s smooth hand, the scientist’s impenetrable mysteries; for all who mobilize for human need and happiness. For all these, and the countless good, let us give thanks. From Gabriel Heatter, as quoted in 1000 Tips and Quotes, by H. B. Prochnow, published by Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, 1962, pg. 135
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