Thanksgiving 2009

In a recent BoardSource Leadership Forum, as the speaker was discussing young donors, current trends and economic conditions, he quoted the following from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities,

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

So as you share in a moment of thanksgiving, remember the moments when life has been shared, and look forward to future moments to give.

Happy Thanksgiving Day.