[Sent 22 November 2021 to my wife and three daughters]
Greetings. I have been thinking about the ‘Thanksgiving’ holiday. This holiday is for me our society’s most important calendar pause. In the international community, I do not think ‘gratitude’ along with such linked traits as ‘modesty’ and ‘generosity’ define our society’s bearing or reputation. As members of/participants in this society, we must be found among those who are vigilant and radical in resisting the societal permission (expectation?) to be other than grateful. As I pause this week to concentrate on ‘giving thanks’, please know you crown my list of ‘most special life gifts’ for which I am preeminently grateful! Doug/Dad
