Thanksgiving Reflections: Masculinity & Vision

Today is the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Over the past few years I have been out of the USA for the holiday and have not celebrated it. This year I made it semi-official that I do not celebrate the holiday. Thanksgiving celebrates when the first Pilgrims came to modern day USA and had a feast with the native population here. Then the British colonizers would go on to wipe out one of the most interesting and sophisticated indigenous populations on the planet, in my humble opinion. That is not why I do not celebrate the holiday though. I do not like the traditional food and Thanksgiving is typically spent eating a big meal with your family. Since my parents are divorced and both of my parents' families are not close enough to have a family gathering, growing up we would go to my parents' friends homes. Anyway it lost meaning in my life and I just view it as another day. Also people love celebrating things that they do not deserve but that is another topic. As I watched the Macy's day parade on the couch with my mom I thought it was cool but also really stupid. That is the dichotomy of being an American. It is the best country in terms of economic opportunity and flexibility on earth, but it also does not have that sophisticated of culture. Since I do not have a home base right now, and am exploring the digital nomad lifestyle, it made me reflect on America, where I want to live, and how I want my future life to look like. One thing that came up throughout the reflection is what I think is a big problem with all of modern society, the lack of masculine men with a vision. Men must have a vision, for themselves, for their future, for their kids, for their family to carve and create. Ever since the industrial revolution, modern western men have declined in masculinity and vision. I do not want this whole post to be about this idea so I will leave it up to you to explore and to agree or disagree. I am thankful for my parents whom I have a great relationship with and for my journey and life and opportunities. I still have so much to give to my family, to the world, and to myself, to the present and to the future. I want to continue to carve my vision, improve my qualities as a man and future provider.