We sometimes learn the value of Thanksgiving when we have less. In times of prosperity and when all things are going well, we take life for granted. But life never stands still. Families and circumstances are constantly changing. There is an ebb and flow to life.
Nothing remains the same.
The key to Thanksgiving is the ability to realize that everything we have, and our family and friends are all gifts to us. We receive far more than we deserve. And what we have is never ours forever, but we are just stewards of it for a time. Life itself is a gracious gift. I believe if people live their lives with a continuous sense of Thanksgiving, we would all be better for it.