Of course this doesn't sound like modern America - the land of Plenty. We know that industry, labor, and science have worked a miracle and for that we are very thankful. But also, as we look back at that first Thanksgiving, we can see in it a much larger meaning. Whether we realize it or not, when we observe Thanksgiving now, we are paying tribute to those ancestors of ours who emphasized, in addition to work and piety, one of the most important of all our New World possessions - Freedom. ● |