Exactly how grateful are you? + Forks in road

A series of fortunate events: 2 reader letters on Rosh Hashanah

Dear Emily,

Is there any easy way to learn gratitude?

My parents were (poor) immigrants from a Third World country, where they faced poverty, political oppression, and disease. My father actually came to America on a boat, and sailed into New York harbor with a couple of hundred bucks in his pocket.

Thanks to my parents’ love and hard work (and unions!) I…