Ipods, Solomon, and Thanksgiving

     Are we truly thankful for all that we have?  Solomon in all his glory was not as rich as the average middle-class American.  We have so much, but I fear that we are not very thankful.  Some examples:  We have air conditioning and heat.  With a flick of a switch we can have air conditioning that cools are homes to a comfortable 75 degrees without humidity.  If we want it cooler, we adjust the thermostat, and it cools to 70 degrees.  If we want heat, we flick it from cool to heat and our houses are instantly warmed.  We want cool water - we go to the refrigerator and get some fresh, filtered water.  Need it literally ice-cold?  We add some ice.  And we have the choice between cube and crushed ice.  Need some music, we put on some headphones or ear buds so we don't disturb anyone and listen to a full orchestra on our iPod that is so small we can put it in our bag.  Want an opera?  We select opera.  Want something totally different?  Then we select some country-western.  We want some entertainment?  Then we go to Netflix and download any one of hundreds of movies and watch them on our TV.  If we don't like the selection, we can shift to our DVD collection.  Life is good. 
     But what is our attitude?  We are richer than Solomon, one of the richest men that ever lived.  We have what he did not even dream existed.  And our attitude, which should be one of thanksgiving, is often complaining.  It takes too long for the hot water to reach the bath.  We have only 170 hours of music and someone else has 230 hours of music.  We only have a 50" TV and our friend has a 65" TV. 
    So let us always be thankful to God for the great riches that He has poured on even the poorest of us.