It’s hot here.

It’s Kansas, it’s July, it’s hot.  Go figure.

Everyone around me is complaining about the heat.  Next February we will be complaining about the cold.  We complain when the wind blows, and when there is no breeze.  We complain when it rains, and when it’s too dry.  Anything but 72 degrees and sunny elicits howls of outrage.

Recently I listened to an item on the radio about some of our soldiers in the Middle East working in temperatures of 130 degrees Fahrenheit.  Outside.  Wearing body armour.  Carrying lots of equipment.

I listened to the item in my air-conditioned car driving from my air-conditioned office to my air-conditioned house.

I have decided, as a sacrifice of gratitude, to try my best never to complain about the weather again.  It’s a small gesture, and it probably won’t affect anyone but me.  But I think that’s the way sacrifices work.

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