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Question: Don't we all need to "WAKE UP"!?
WAKE UP

Are you thankful
for where you are,
for what you have,
what you stand for!?

Do you have enough!?
Do you go to bed hungry!?
Do you beg for food
or for money!?

We don't
do we!?

Of course not!

We open our cabinets
see all the food
Then we still complain
We still say we're hungry!

What's wrong with America
The country of the spoiled
The country of the rotten
Wake up people and see the light!

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Way over due for a lot of people to wake up!. For the first part, no!.!.!.not very many are thankful for anything anymore!. To them it's a given, they have no idea what they stand for, just whatever is popular at the moment!. Excellent point!
Reminds me of an old Aerosmith song!.!.!.!."somethings wrong with the world today, the light bulb's getting dim"!. Living on the Edge!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You are right on the money with that one!.
It seems that everyone is obsessed with having the newest gadget, the biggest house, the fanciest car that most have lost perspective!.
It doesn't matter what the Joneses do!.
This is a message that I give to my children regularly!.
I grew up poor in a poor area where the only jobs available were in the coal mines a lot of times we ate soup beans 3 meals a day because that is all we had!.
It makes me sad that my children don't recognize how blessed they are to have good food, a warm home and running water!.


To quote a from a song that was sang regularly in my church as a child:
Lord I know that I'm not wealthy
And these clothes they're not new
They say I have nothing
But Lord I have you
You gave me your love Lord and a fine family
So thank you Lord for your blessings on me
I have a roof up above me
I have a good place to sleep
There's food on my table
And shoes on our feet
I don't have much money
But Lord I have you
You gave me your love Lord and a fine family
So thank you Lord for your blessings on meWww@QuestionHome@Com

I 'm thankful everyday I wake up!.So I could appreciate everything we do have And for what we could do ,,,,

As T D said ,,He's been saying it for 35 years now
We take everything we have for granted ,,,

It is time to WAKE UP and do something about it !!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sadly some of us have been or are,
In that very place you describe!.
Myself for one!. I know only too well
What it is to have no home, no food,
No compassion or warmth, from anyone!.
Today, I stand and I see,
There are so many just like me!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Hi Fishi,

I've been singing this song for 35 years!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We wallow in our own over stuffed gluttony!. Fat, ignorant, self-satisfied!. Good write!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well it sure gives out a message!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.but i gotta say, it's not as interesting as a poem should be or even as touchingWww@QuestionHome@Com

I think you are talking about The Chronic Dissatisfaction Syndrome!.
Nice read!Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's a wake up call that's a long time coming!. Morning's here and people still cling to night!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Pretty cool!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com