DAILY SLICE OF LIFE
1. Gratitude
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues,
but the mother of all the others.”
These
words were recorded by one of the Ancient Roman Empire’s greatest orators,
philosophers and political leaders, Marcus
Tullius Cicero, who lived in the 1st century BC. They speak
eloquently to the true value of Giving
Thanks to others and to yourself; and to its immeasurable importance in
maintaining good human behavior.
True
gratitude, the genuine expression of appreciation and thanks, can mean many
things to many people. It is much more than just saying “thank you” to someone
for something or some act done for you. It is rather, a deep-seated
manifestation of a person’s innermost expression, and constitutes the very
foundation of his personality and his life. With true gratitude deeply embedded
within his psyche, a person has no difficulty in seeing life from a positive
field of vision and to savor all its goodness without any preconceived
expectation. Perhaps this is best expressed by the following quotation by an
author whose identity is Unknown:
“It is not
happiness that brings gratitude.
It is
gratitude that brings happiness.”
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