There is lots of talk this week about gratitude, and many articles about feeling thankful and expressing it. It has been noted that we are called Yehudim from the root meaning thanks, and that we are supposed to say 100 brachos a day.
I am reminded of my elderly great-aunts who have been through a lot in life. It's good training when a child is asked what he feels grateful about. However, when the elderly say, "boruch Hashem yom yom" (I bless/thank G-d every day), it is especially touching. They've experienced sadness and loss and yet, they focus on Hashem's blessings. May we do the same when we reach their age.
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The day after we express our gratitude, we forget about all we have been given and line up before dawn at the temple of materialism known as the mall for probably the most celebrated holiday in America; Black Friday. How could we have been so grateful and satisfied on Thursday and be so needing of everything money can buy on Friday?
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