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Nov 23, 2000
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from Reykjavik, where trees are few and stunted, but a fine time is being had by all travelers.This is a relatively low-tech trip, and itīs about as much as I can do to get this minimal post up, but I do have things to be thankful for.
In the wake of my fatherīs death, I can safely say that the number one thing to give Thanks for is Life, with all its Mystery.
To live is to be caught up in a larger web of relationships. We have not just life, but Life. This is really what the Thanksgiving Holiday honors, by focusing on the food that sustains us, and binds us to the plants and animals we share our lives with.
To appreciate the colors of the trees, and not merely to harvest their fruits, is something I also give Thanks for, the gift of human consciousness.
The only way I know of thanking is to give back in kind what I have gained. So here, not from Iceland, but from Central Park, is one last glance at the colors of Fall.
Enjoy the Holiday.