Thanksgiving Proclamation

Before I begin, I wish to say good day to you all. If you might not know me, I am Romer Jed. Now that we have introductions out of the way, let us begin…

On Thanksgiving, family is usually depicted as sitting around the table, eating turkey, and laughing about memories shared from previous visits. Yet, does that really happen in our lives? Do we really sit around a table with family and friends pretending that what they are saying is truly important to us? I can’t honestly say I do, nor do I expect anyone else to care. I visit distant relatives once a year during Thanksgiving in New York. I love the food, I love the atmosphere, but I don’t know who those people are. I don’t know what they believe in, how they react to certain things, or what they do for a living.

Yet that is not the main concern of mine, my main concern is in the word, Thanksgiving. We do ourselves an injustice by saying Thank You to everyone, usually, only during this time of the year. And it may seem nice, but why don’t we do it too often? It’s not like I love you that loses it’s luster over time nor is it like I hate you that it gets stronger the more you say it and wish it. Thank you is something simple and unique. It lets someone know that they are acknowledged for their good tidings and their actions.

In this case, shouldn’t we say thank you all the time then? Not just during Thanksgiving or any other major holiday. And the sad truth would be, I’m also guilty of this. I fail to say thank you to my friends who are their for me or to my family who has always taken care of me. Without them, I wouldn’t be, essentially, me. So I would like to give you guys an incentive to thank your family and your friends not only during this time of the year, but whenever you remember them.

The last and foremost message I’ll leave to you guys is something I texted to myself to say at TORCH.

“I was about to come in here with a page long essay about giving thanks and being grateful. However, I don’t need to, all I need is a text long message. I was about to walk in with a paragraph of cliches, but I didn’t. All I care about now is my friends, my family, my future, and my memories. And I’m thankful for everything. All I need to tell you, is to be thankful and happy. Because I’m thankful all you guys exist and are here spending time with me now.“

Well hope you guys enjoy reading. (Smile) (Wink Wink)

- Romer Jed