Thanksgiving

Its been a little while since I've done this...its been a pretty busy semester to say the least. But Thanksgiving has brought me back to share some thoughts. Thanksgiving, another one of these skewed "holidays" we celebrate without really knowing its true meaning. I guess I'll start off though, by stating all I'm thankful for before going on my little spiel about Thanksgiving. I'm grateful for waking up another day 1st and foremost, because as we all know, thats not promised. I'm thankful for my parents who offer support and keep me as grounded as they can at this age and the values in which they instilled in me as a child. I'm thankful for my family, although not as tight knit as others, we all understand why its not that way and when we are together its usually good times. I'm thankful for all my true friends and acquaintances who hold me down no matter what and who I continue to make memories with. I've gone 20 yrs(21 in a week) and many of the fun moments in my life have been shared with you all. I'm thankful for all the experiences that life has offered me so far because they have helped me grow into the person I am today and will continue to help me be who I am to be eventually.
But, Thanksgiving, a day we celebrate without knowing its true context. First and foremost, in reality thanks should be given on a day to day basis not just on one day that capitalist decide to call Thanksgiving. Furthermore, Thanksgiving, the day the Pilgrims came and stole the land of the indigenous while slaughtering them is what we celebrate. Of course growing up we learn the Pilgrims and Chris Columbus were great people who did great things, but as we learn real history, we see how much they f'ed up the world as it once was. While you celebrate Thanksgiving each year, think about how many indigenous lives had to pay for this "holiday. This capitalist society in which we leave found another day to sell us, where we all go out and spend hell of money...Black Friday.
While yes the holiday has positive meanings to it in todays world, its very important to remember the foundation and basis on which you celebrate it on.