Headmaster's Perspective: Thanksgiving

About this episode

The episode reflects on the joys and traditions of Thanksgiving, emphasizing gratitude and family togetherness.

Eat too much, drag out the board games and the cards; throw the football in the yard until your fingers are numb with cold, and the let the young ones play in the piles of leaves. Build a fire, grab an old novel, put up your feet, and rejoice in the material and immaterial abundance by which you are surrounded. Enjoy your turkey, your family, and friends in good cheer and good company. Realize the myth and revel in gratitude, charity, and hope.

Topics covered

• Thanksgiving
• gratitude
• family
• traditions

Keywords

• turkey
• board games
• charity
• hope

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