Thanksgiving Afterthoughts.

Turkey Day has once again come to an end, leaving people full of happiness, tiredness, and turkey. Lots and lots of turkey. Family members have been visted, friends appreciated, lost loved ones remembered. It is at this time that we realize for once that the world does not revolve soley around us, but around the sun. And, more personally, our lives revolve ultimately around other people.
Social interactions are the core of all human relationships, and human relationships tie directly into the mood, tendancies, nature, and overall being of each individual. We, as humans, are very social creatures and we thrive on the interaction that keeps us moving on a day to day basis. Though we feel that our successes in life are based mostly on ourselves and our own accomplishments, you have to think that those accomplishments could not have been made, encouraged, or recognized without other people. Our happiness is based on good friendships, good family bonds, good relationships, and a tolerable work space with tolerable co-workers.
And yet for 364 days out of the year, all we usually think about is us. Why our day was bad, why that loser on the third floor got the promotion you wanted, why you had to be last in line on Black Friday and missed all of the deals, why you had to be rear-ended by that idiot who had been drinking too much, why you have to fix dinner all the time when there are so many other capable hands at the ready. And so on and so forth. We aren't concerned about other peoples' days, or happy for the guy who probably just worked as hard for that promotion, happy that you aren't crazy enough to line up at midnight when the store doesn't open until 5 that morning, happy that no other innocent people were injured in the accident, or even just glad to have food to fix.
We are all so used to living a life that is about us and our accomplishments that we tend to forget that those around us are actually what get us where we are and keep us going. Is life always perfect? No, it was never promised to be. I can guaruntee that it will seem like life sucks a lot more than it doesn't. But keep your head held high to keep you happy, and a hand held low to pick up those alone, and on the ground. Life isn't always beautiful, but it's sure to be one heck of an interesting ride.
So Happy Belated Thanksgiving, folks.
(p.s. You don't have to wait until Thanksgiving rolls around to show other people you appreciate them. People tend to like that. Remember that, especially if you really are into that whole "karma" deal.)