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Getting to the heart and soul of Thanksgiving

This morning I sent a few Thanksgiving greetings to our friends back home in the States. After sending them, I came across an e-mail from Margaret Tash from Irondequoit , New York which I am going to share with you all. To me this reflects the true meaning of Thanksgiving. But, we also know that the marketers all over the United States use this occasion to increase their sales. This is the time when families and friends gather and say Thank You for their love and friendship.. But,we must take sometime to reflect on the spiritual significance of thanksgiving with the following words of Abdu ’l- Baha , son of Baha ’u’ llah , Founder of the Baha'i Faith. Abdu'l - Baha shared these thoughts when he visited the United States in 1912: “Thankfulness is of various kinds. There is a verbal thanksgiving which is confined to a mere utterance of gratitude. This is of no importance because perchance the tongue may give thanks while the heart is unaware of it. Many who offer thanks to Go