Recently I was chatting with several friends about the spirit of discontent that appears to permeate every facet of twenty-first century society.  One friend shared her grandchildren were encouraging their parents to divorce.  There was no abnormal conflict between the Dad and Mom, so they began to probe why their children would make such a suggestion.  Investigation yielded that several of their friend’s parents were divorced.  Now on holidays they received many more gifts than they had when their parents were married!  My friend’s children firmly confirmed that they intended to stay married and that they would continue in the established family gift-giving traditions.  Regrettably, the inability of our culture to focus on and express gratitude for the present is prevalent.  Such a worldview establishes the foundation for a lifestyle of discontentment.