What is the surprise when my belly grows over Thanksgiving? What does flummox is why the Buddha has such a plump girth. From the few readings that I have browsed, some even offline, the guy seems focused on simplicity. More than a few lean years, living one grain of rice at a time, is how he operated, several research sources demonstrate. The near starvation as a way in, into the physical understanding that suffering happens when we deprive ourselves of basic needs, especially the spiritual kind.

How does Thanksgiving holiday 2021 fulfill America’s belly? Still a discovery process, yet a court jester, wearing her bright orange, blue, and yellow striped hat with a ringing bell at the tip, is at the royal “we” table and whispers a word. Expectations.