> In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the following is something to
> ponder..............
> 
> If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are
more
> blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
> 
> If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness
of
> imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ..
you
> are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
> 
> If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment,
arrest,
> torture, or death...you are more blessed than three billion people
in
> the world.
> 
> If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof
> overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than
> 75% of this world.
> 
> If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in
a
> dish someplace...you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
> 
> If your parents are still alive and still married...you are very rare,
> even in the United States.
> 
> If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly
> thankful...you are blessed because the majority can, but most do
not.
> 
> If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on
the
> shoulder...you are blessed because you can offer a healing touch.
> 
> If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in
> that someone was thinking of you, and furthermore, you are more
blessed
> than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
> 
> Count your blessings .... life is a gift.