I AM THANKFUL

 I am Thankful ...
I can walk.
There are those who have never taken their first step.

                             I Am Thankful...
I can see the beauty all around me.
There are those whose world is always dark.

                          I Am Thankful ...
I can hear music playing.
There are those who entire life has been spent in silence.

                              I Am Thankful...
My heart can be broken.
There are those who are so hardened they cannot be touched

                           I Am Thankful ...
I can move about freely and express my beliefs.
There are those who live in constant fear.

                          I Am Thankful ...
I have been loved.
There are those for whom no one has ever cared.

                       I Am Thankful...
I can work.
There are those who have to depend on others for even their most basic needs.

                      I Am Thankful...
For the opportunity to help others.
There are those who have not been so abundantly blessed as I.