As we kick off the 2021 holiday season, enjoy your time tomorrow, the 4th Thursday of November, with your loved ones, "just because", not in any way celebratory or in observance of any part of the intended meaning or purpose of the "holiday".
Thanksgiving is a day of white washed history wherein Americans celebrate mass massacre and theft of land from kind, gracious Native American people who welcomed foreigners happening upon their land and who forever disturbed their peace in the most unimaginable way.
Not satisfied, these very same "people" traveled to another continent far, far away, Africa. Again, they were received warmly by kind and gracious people who welcomed them as foreigners to their land only to be robbed of their natural resources, to include their people, who were kidnapped, tortured, raped, deprived of culture, separated as families and enslaved for many centuries for the sole purpose of building a nation on land now stolen from America's indigenous people.
As you celebrate tomorrow or shop til' you drop on Friday, take a moment to consider this "festive" occasion as another reason America does not want the truth of her history to be told. If, around your dinner table, you do acknowledge Thanksgiving, as you rightfully acknowledge and give thanks for the people and the many blessings in your life, be sure to also say a prayer for Native Americans [and enslaved Africans] as you enlighten your family of what happened then, and what that "kill or be killed" spirit looks like today.
Enjoy this 4th Thursday in November with loved ones just because...
Great thought provoking message.
ReplyDeleteThanks Helen for always standing up for the truth!!