Thanking, Giving, and Thanksgiving. An IMMIGRATION Story!

WARNING!!!  This content will be touch on the current Obama immigration concept and Isreal.  CONTROVERSIAL CONTENT! As a Jamaican born, nationalized citizen of the USA, I had to learn some key historic moments in order to sit and pass my citizenship test.  I am thankful to be here - and yes, I came here legally. The desire for religious freedom was integral  to the flood of people who came to this land, and while hoards of immigrants still come here, and want to come here, religious freedom is no longer the goal. There is a cycle I have observed and want to share.   Faith to move into the unknown often brings incredible blessing. Blessings lead to abundance.  Abundance often leads to greed.  Greed leads to jealousy and a disregard for others, which leads to the a love of self over others.  The self-serving spirit leads to apathy, and an increase in crime.  Apathy and an increase in crime leads to abject poverty.  Abject poverty leads to seeking freedom and opportunity elsewhere.  Seeking freedom and opportunity elsewhere leads to immigration to other places.  The cycle of immigration, assimilation, population expansion, and redistribution continues.  Maybe if this season we remember why this nation got great. Focus on being thankful for what we have; give generously to those we love, and those who need some love, and be in a spirit of thanks-giving, this Thanksgiving - we might bring more joy into our lives and the lives of others as we shift focus from the negative to the positive things about this season, and the reason we celebrate it