I heard an advertisement refer to Black Friday this year as “Thanksgetting.” I enjoy wordplay, but this one makes me shudder at the possibility that we are reducing what I consider the purest of holidays to a brief pause for a nice meal before it’s back to the materialistic pursuit of happiness. Thanksgetting is an oxymoron; when we are focused on getting, we are rarely centered on thankfulness. Having a house or a belly overstuffed with contents does not ensure we know anything about true contentment. Our English word “content” (con TENT), which in our culture often connotes a satisfaction blocking greater ambition and success, has its roots in Latin and French words meaning “contained.” Th
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