Betrayal of the Native Americans
Thanksgiving has lost most of its original meaning. Originally it was the day we celebrated the goodness that the Native American Indians shared with the original New Englanders the day they arrived. But now it has become just a stepping-stone for Christmas. It was not so long ago when my family would get together and plan what we would bring, whom we were to invite, and what types food we wanted to serve that day. We affectionately called this holiday the "American Thanksgiving" since my parents didn't think of themselves as American's being immigrants from the Philippines, only used this time to bring the family closer together. "This holiday has real meaning", they say," and that's why we celebrate it". It brought us closer
The Native American's adhered to their customs and didn't believe that anyone had the right to claim ownership on any land. The United States Citizens arrogantly call themselves "Americans" but what does that really mean? If they were really "Americans" then they would've acted more like the original settlers rather than the evil step brother of the King who was too greedy to know when something was enough. The meaning of this day has changed. Since the time of the first Thanksgiving many things have changed. These days when longer weekends is seen as a kind gesture it's hard to recognize what's good and what isn't. The Native Americans taught us how to share on that first Thanksgiving. That kind gesture which the Native Americans showed to us that day showed us their basic goodness of humanity. On those past days, we forgot all our misgivings toward one another and just had a good time telling stories and eating good food. The best part of our Thanksgiving gatherings was the food. Now every store capitalizes on this holiday and brands it as the first shopping day of Christmas. The aroma of the sweet smelling apple pie hovering over my head brings me back to a time when this day meant more. Just a few years ago the commercialization of Christmas was exploited when it was reported that Christmas was originally a pagan celebration. Two Hundred years later we still haven't given back.
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