The Ten Things I'm Thankful For

The Ten Things
I am Thankful For

1. Family
I know, cliché. But my family is really supportive of me, and very patient. They've cared for me ever since I was born, feeding me, providing me with a home and warmth, and it would be stupid of me not to put them at the top of my list. These are the people I am most thankful for.

2. Friends
Buddies, pals, acquaintances, and friends. Whatever you call them, they should be important to you. These people were there from when you were little, and are the second closest thing to your family. My friends support me, defend me, and make sure I'm not always acting like an idiot. Whether we're in school or not, my friends are there for me.

3. Music
Now, close your eyes. Imagine you are walking to your car. You turn the keys and flip on the radio. Talking is all you hear. You decide to change the station. More talking. This is life without music. Nobody knows how to compose, play an instrument, or express themselves through sound. I am happy to live in a world of music.

4.Food
It's obvious that I'm thankful for this. I need it to live, I need it to function. I need it to... well... be thankful for it. It's also another form of expression. People use food to show off their creativity and culinary skills. Food is a form of togetherness, and it's the reason for the binding of peoples, such as the Native Americans and Pilgrims.

5. Shelter
Whether it's a house, cabin, apartment, condo or mansion, humans need shelter to survive. Shelter is the reason that we're not freezing our faces off in the middle of the winter or sweating up a river in the summer. I am thankful for the house I live in and the protection it provides me.

6. An Education
No, I am not sucking up to the teacher. Sure, sometimes I hate school, but I know about all the people in the world that don't get an education or even teachers to talk to. I am also thankful for the supplies I get for my schoolwork. Not all children get pencils, erasers, notebooks, and rulers.

7. Communication
Without phones, we wouldn't be able to call our friends, family, or other loved ones. Work in a business would be very slow without communication devices. People could even die. Think about emergency radio in an ambulance, or dispatch in a police cruiser, how many lives would be lost if we couldn't communicate with each other.

8. The Planet
Without the planet we live on, there would be nothing to be thankful for. I am thankful for the planet because it provides us with food, water, building supplies, air, and natural wonders. This is the reason that people should be thankful to the earth and treat it with care.

9. My Cabin
I am very thankful for my cabin up north. Many people barely even own one home, let alone two. I am very thankful to be one of the lucky people who has a place to go to for a vacation every summer.

10. Good Health
Without our medicines and medical treatments, there would be much less people on this earth, and that means less cultures to study and celebrate. Without our good health, we wouldn't be able to celebrate a Thanksgiving, because many family members would be too sick to celebrate.