Every now and then, something comes along (like the thoughts that follow) that really makes us think more deeply of the many ways we are blessed. Thanks to Openwave Systems, Inc. we are reminded that amid a world of turmoil and widespread chaos, Americans of all people, have so much for which to be thankful.
“If you woke up this morning
with more health than illness,
you are more blessed than the
million who won't survive the week.
If you have
never experienced
the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment,
the agony of torture or
the pangs of starvation,
you are ahead of 20 million people
around the world.
If you attend a church meeting
without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death,
you are more blessed than almost
three billion people in the world.
If you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back, a roof over
your head and a place to sleep,
you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank,
in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace, you are among
the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If your parents are still married and alive,
you are very rare, especially in the U. S.
If you hold up your head with a smile
on your face and are truly thankful,
you are blessed because the majority can,
but most do not.
If
you can hold someone's hand, hug them
or even touch them on the shoulder,
you are blessed because you can
offer God's healing touch.
If you can read this print,
you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world
that cannot read anything at all.”
We are blessed in so many ways
we may never even know the number.
I hope this will brighten your day.
Dr. Malcolm Cutchins is an emeritus professor of engineering
of