So perhaps this afternoon, all of us might reflect on what we have to be thankful for as we near the end of this millennium year.First, let us give thanks for this glorious country, for its green and fertile land, its magnificent hills, its clean air and seas. May we intensify our efforts to preserve Scotland's natural resources, and to care for her animal and plant life and her rivers and streams, so that we may hand them on in all their glory to our children and grandchildren.Let us give thanks for the diversity of our nation, for the variety and richness of races and cultures that strengthen and enrich our country.