感恩節英文文章
Thanks for everything
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who’d lived those years with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries to thank the ones closet to usthe ones so easily overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: give it now! while your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, it brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.
Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into silence-speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around usincluding ourselves. For no one ever misunderstands the melody of a grateful heart. Its message is universal; its lyrics transcend all earthly barriers; its music touches the heavens.
《誰是你的守護天使》
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
God replied," Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
But the child wasn't sure he really wanted to go. "But tell me, here in Heaven, I don't do anything else but sing and smile, that's enough for me to be happy."
"Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy."
"And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, "the child continued, "if I don't know the language that men talk?"
God patted him on the head and said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
But God had an answer for that question too."Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
"I've heard that on earth there are bad men, who will protect me?"
"Your angel will defend you even if it means risking her life!"
"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore,"the child continued warily.
God smiled on the young one. "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way for you to come back to me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard. The child knew he had to start on his journey very soon. He asked God one more question, softly,"Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."
God touched the child on the shoulder and answered,"Your angel's name is not hard to remember. You will simply call her Mommy."
Love Is Everything
The winter cold hung in the air like a frozen dinosaur trying to thaw from his glacier and walk across the earth. Breath iced like a tiny morning mist upon a meandering river. The sounds of the city rising and spilling into silence as the night began to claim its citizens for sleep.
Blowing on gloved hands that seemed to have little effect on cold hands that ached with chill. Long hours hanging pressed clothes, pulling tickets and ringing up the customers. The last of the packaged hot chocolate gone and only the longing need for home and a pot pie to warm her.
It was payday and she cashed her check. Two Santas and one Salvation Army captain and she was minus ten dollars but what did it matter? She had a place to sleep, something decent to eat, and she had Drew.
Drew with his kindness, his caring and his humor to lighten her day. Thanksgiving was nigh and they were collecting early for the hungry and the children that would have no Christmas without them. She was so much more lucky than most of them but perhaps not as lucky as those that scurried in the Wednesday night sleet, shopping early before the pickings became slim. Life was not always easy but sometimes it could always be safe.
She had Drew, and Smat, the ugly little terrier that nobody wanted. She had comfort and warmth in the apartment. She had dinner for tomorrow thawing in the small turkey and the little Thanksgiving bonus from her boss.
But most of all, she had love. It was the most important of all.
冬天的寒冷在空氣中糾纏不去，就象被冰凍的恐龍想要從冰河裡解凍出來走到地上一樣。呵氣就象蜿蜒的河面上微薄的晨霧，城市的喧囂升起又歸於沉靜，夜晚開始宣佈它的臣民應該入睡了。
往帶著手套的手上呵氣好像也沒有什麼效果，凍僵的手冷得發痛。工作的那幾個小時很漫長，熨平的衣服要掛起來，標籤要拆下來，還要給顧客打電話。最後一個盒裝的熱巧克力喝完了，只渴望著回家，吃一塊熱餡餅來暖和一下。
今天是發薪日，她把支票兌換成了現金。路遇兩個聖誕老人和一個救世軍領隊，她的.錢減少了十元，但這又怎樣呢?她有地方睡覺，有像樣的東西吃，而且她還有德魯。
德魯的親切、愛心和幽默總能照亮她的每一天。感恩節近了，他們早早地開始為那些飢餓的人籌款，孩子們過聖誕節也少不了他們。她要比這些人幸運得多，當然可能比不上那些在週三雪夜趕著去購物的人，他們要早早把東西買好以免貨物變少而無法挑選。生活並不總是很容易，但總是很安全。
她有德魯，還有那條醜得沒人要的小獵狗斯邁特;她有公寓裡的舒適和溫暖;她有明天的晚餐(小火雞正在解凍著呢);她還有老闆給的一小筆感恩節獎金。
而且她還有愛，這是所有事情中最重要的。