On the Sunnyside

Thanksgiving or Complaining?

Do we have something to complain about? It has been claimed that many (not all) of our ancestors did without the following:

 

without sugar in many places before the 13^th century;

without coal fires until the 14^th century;

without buttered bread until the 15^th century;

without potatoes until the 16^th century;

without coffee, tea or soap until the 17^th century;

without pudding until the 18^th century;

without gas, matches or electricity until the 19^th century; and

without canned goods until the 20^th century.

Add to that all the conveniences, inventions, gadgets, electronics, vehicles and much more that we have today and are we still not content? We haven’t yet even mentioned the love of God and the wonderful creation He has made for us!

Now, what was that we were complaining about?

It is Thanksgiving weekend!

Henry Wiebe