The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving, another holiday with a reason to stuff ourselves silly in memory to when we were strangers to this land. The first Europeans, called Pilgrims who fled from England to the New World due to religious persecutions, betrayed the trust of the Native Americans who first setttled here. They formed colonies and established themselves on their new found land. Completely disregarding the natives of the land, they called themselves USA.

Most Americans today believe that Thanksgiving celebrates a boar harvest,
but that was just a part of it.

"The whites went after the Wampanoag with guns, swords, cannons, and torches. Most, including Metacomet, were butchered. His wife and son were sold into slavery in the West Indies. His body was hideously drawn and quartered."

It was time of dominance, betrayal, slavery, torture and of course, the 3 G's, as what my professor would call it. GOD, GOLD, GLORY.

Nevertheless, I think what is most important is to realize how blessed our life is. And to give back in any possible way to those who need help the most.