There’s an old Chinese proverb that has an extra special significance at this time of the year: “If there’s food on the table then the family will have many problems to discuss. If there’s no food on the table then there’s only one problem.”
As a special mention to my fellow SDA’ers, while we constantly gripe about politicians and taxes and the NHL strike (and rightfully so), do take a moment to look at the world as a whole and realize that most of us are so incredibly blessed to be living at this time in history. Do keep on working hard – for yourself, your family, and your country – but also pause this Christmas to take stock of the many blessings you have!
Indeed never in the history of man have we had it so good.
By the standards of our grandparents we live the lifestyle of the gods.
Connivence, comfort and continuity.
Merry Christmas
Yes, many things to be very thankful for, including the NHL strike.
Yes, Canada is doing great and there is much to be proud of, that is of course to the exception of professional hockey. Sorry, but to this Canadian Tim Hortons and hockey don’t make the mix.
My redneck brother and I discussed this very topic over a beverage yesterday. We agreed that Kings and Queens a century ago did not live in the ease that we do now.
Sad how many folks can’t see that.
Yep, we DO have a lot to be thankful for. This is the one day of the year I won’t be political.
Or my wife will shoot me.
Merry Christmas to all here at SDA. 🙂
Yes, I’m very thankful that I’ve made Canada my home, now more than 55 years ago. It’s a wonderful, beautiful, prosperous country. And I’m particularly thankful for and proud of our present Prime Minister, a man of courage and convictions.
Thankful and happy…Merry Christmas All!
I’m grateful to be living in a country where, despite the fact that we are frozen solid for eight months of the year we are so industrious that we manage not only to feed ourselves, but to send aid to countries whose denizens sit listlessly in the sun for twelve months of the year.
I totally concur with John Robertson’s comments. Happy Christmas to all.
the POOR in canada need only tavell to a 3rd world nation to see who truely rich they are
and I too am thankfull my parents dragged me to Canada, as I wish to be a citizen of no other country
We are living in one of the best places to be at this point in history. Canadians are truly fortunate. Hopefully we’ll stay collectively smart enough not to screw it up.
But not too hard. The work that is.
I too am truly grateful that my and my wife’s grandparents were able to escape the living hell of the great Soviet utopia experiment in the 1920s and make a home in Canada.
The one sad note is that some want to try that experiment here.
Merry Christmas to all and God bless everyone.
“We Are All Travellers, From Birth To Death We Wander Between The Two Eternities.” (An Unknown Cowboy)
We live in the best country in the world with possibly the most tolerant population when you look around and see the strife elsewhere. We are truly blessed and have so much to be thankful for, but we should never forget to spare a thought for those of our brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, who serve our great country overseas every day of the year. Raise a glass for those who can’t celebrate with their loved ones this year.
Thankfully we live in a country that is the envy of most nations in the world,and we should make every effort to ensure that who ever comes here from the rest of the world do not bring their old hatreds and animosities with them when they come here.
This Christmas at the table we said a prayer for good health the blessings that keep food on that table, and those who were no longer at the family table, and a hope that the future will be freer than the present.
Although there are many things to thank providence for in this season of reflection, our freedom (which is eroding at an alarming rate to a corporatist-left authoritarian agenda) is an situation we can do something about. I am blessed with the longevity to remember a society much more defensive of its liberties and a civilly freer Canada where police, government, the courts and politicos respected the public and our rights, far more than today. There was a day in Canada when law makers were not as contemptuous of our intellect, freedoms and our tax dollars and dare not push the intrusive/ abusive authoritarian agendas they do these days.
If we resolve to do one thing in the new year, let it be to expose, organize and resist en masse all forms of bureaucratic/jurocractic/special interest tyranny. Let’s also lose this “mind our own business” mindset when we see a fellow citizen being gooned by the intrusive state or its many malevolent henchmen. Let’s resolve to go after any official or group who pronounces an authoritarian/special interest agenda as a solution to anything. Let’s get active for freedom folks. Talking about the outrages is no longer adequate. God knows the anti-freedom forces have been dominating the political agenda and public dialogue far too long.
On an upside Robert, here on the left coast, for the first time in a long time, I was wished a “Merry Christmas” at almost every place I shopped, and it’s been a long time since I heard those forbidden words! I was very happy.
Ahh… Nana Mouskouri what a voice!!!
We do indeed live an amazingly prosperous country and era. Consider that the average Joe is now equipped to live far better than monarchs of a mere century into the past, and our most “poverty stricken” are equipped to hunger strike for a decade into the future.