I Am Thankful ...
I can walk.
There are those who have never taken their first step.

I Am Thankful ...
I can see the beauty all around me.
There are those whose world is always dark.

I Am Thankful ...
I can hear music playing.
There are those who entire life has been spent in silence.

I Am Thankful ...
My heart can be broken.
There are those who are so hardened they cannot be touched.

I Am Thankful ...
I can move about freely and express my beliefs.
There are those who live in constant fear.

I Am Thankful ...
I have been loved.
There are those for whom no one has ever cared.

I Am Thankful ...
I can work.
There are those who have to depend on others for even their most basic needs.

I Am Thankful ...
For the opportunity to help others.
There are those who have not been so abundantly blessed as I.

Contributed
by
Eranga Jayalathatachchi