The other night after dinner as we were lying in bed Kenyon was reflecting on all the conveniences we have in America that we take for granted...a dishwasher, a clothes dryer, a garbage disposal, reliable garbage pick-up...the list was long and growing.
S: When we go back to the States you won't take those gifts for granted anymore.
K: Technology has definitely made our lives easier.
S: We were afforded those gifts simply because of where we were born, which we had no hand in choosing. We could have been born anywhere.
K: That's kind of unbelievable.
I agree. I still cannot wrap my head around why the geographic location of your birth or the family you were born in to has such an effect on an individual life path. There are undeserved privileges or challenges based on that simple fact. In referring to someone who was given a lot of wealth and opportunity in their lives by the family they were born in to, my friend Angela once said, "it's easy to hit a home run when you are born on third base." Things that make you go hmmm...
Are you thankful for the privileges and conveniences that you have been given?
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