“Hey, Curmudge, what are we going to do for holiday
greetings for our readers this year?
In past years we’ve been criticized for being either too inclusive or
not inclusive enough, and last year we put our substitute for a greeting in Curmudgeon’s
Wastebasket. Should we just
say ‘Joyeux Noël’ and be done with
it?”
“Julie, last month neither Mack nor I had much opportunity
to be thankful at Thanksgiving. He
helped out at the Salvation Army, and I volunteered in the Emergency Department
at the hospital. So I propose that
we move Thanksgiving Into December and be thankful instead of joyful. A lot of people in this world, from New
York to the Middle East to Africa, don’t have many joys this year, but maybe
they can scrounge up something for which to be thankful. For example, you don’t see a lot of joy
in my life, but I am thankful for having a warm apartment and a voice that can
sing.”
“That’s pretty good thinking for an old grouch, although
it’s a stretch to be thankful for your
voice. So how do we do this
‘thankful’ thing?”
“We can declare an end-of-the-year Do-It-Yourself
Thankfulness. Almost everyone
can participate. Even the homeless
can be thankful for the Warming Shelter program in the local churches. So what about you, Julie? Can a fictional person be thankful?”
“You bet, Curmudge.
I’m grateful that we are still able to have these conversations. And are you thankful for anything more
than the roof over your head and your dubious voice?”
“To quote the renowned entertainer, Bob Hope, I can give
‘Thanks for the Memories.’ I have a lot of them.”
“I’m sure you do, Curmudge, and most of them are good; so
let’s wish our readers ‘Thankful Holidays from all of us.’ ”
Kaizen Curmudgeon, Jaded Julie, Doc Mack, Al, and Liz
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