Thankful.

THANKFUL

This is the time of year that we all pondering the old and look forward to the new. What genius decided that this was a worth while activity to end the year should be hog tied. Consider the stress to contemplate 12 months, 365 days (366 leap year), 8760 hours (8784 leap year), 525, 600 minutes ( 527,040 leap year) or 31,536,000 seconds (31,622,400 leap year) of living and breathing and life.

I write this because I was thinking about my parents who I lost last year and how I would love to have one more holiday season with them.  The great dishes my mother would fix and how the house would fill up with family, friends and new acquaintances. I never took those moments for granted considering I have lived on the east coast since I was 18 and my entire family is on the west coast; up and down the coast.  When I journeyed to the California Bay Area, I always take the time to see everyone I can and savior each second, minute, hour and day. Yes, this is the time to be thankful and to share the blessings. Sometimes it takes misfortune for one to realize how fortunate they are.  I was raised with seven brothers and sisters so it wasn't hard to understanding your blessings when there was so many mouths to feed. My mother's cooking skills made it that more difficult because each one of my siblings and me would always have a friend or two or three that refuse to go home until they ate some of moms delicious food. When I reflect, I never, ever recalled mom mentioning there was not enough for our friends.  She always made sure she cooked for an army on top of cooking for her restaurants.

So today I decided to sit and write in honor of my mother and father and express how thankful and grateful I am for them. I will wait until the end of the year to contemplate the past year. For now , Thank You mom and dad.



Curtis L. Pree