I am thankful that my mother and father (who passed in 1988 and 1995 respectively when I was 34 and 41) raised me to be thoughtful and considerate to see things through the eyes of others, to be as generous as my means allow, to lend a hand and/or a shoulder, to forgive and forget and not to hold a grudge, to believe in the power of prayer and to thank God for life he has given me.