Gratitude

Thank You. It is a simple sentence and it's not that difficult to say. But these two words "Thank" and "You" are seldom heard today and yet they have such a powerful effect on the way we feel and the way others feel. If you expect to be given an apple, and somebody gives you one, do you say thanks? or do you say... nothing. Were these two words invented just for the sake of the lowly and hard done by? Could you imagine a King in all his might and Glory asking a servant to fetch his sword "Please", and on return saying to that servant "Thanks"? But if the servant were to ask another servant for a piece of bread he would say please followed by a humble and quiet "thank you sir". I have noticed that some people, young and old, have just forgotten about the decent art of acknowledgment and gratitude. You may receive a gift today, your boss may smile at you today, maybe just today, that pretty girl you pass by at the bus stop everyday and never notices you, may notice you today, your friend may give you his last $20 note till you get paid in 3 days, your cat may have finally decided to do their business in the litter box instead of on the carpet, the neighbors radio is broken and you can get an early rest without 30 seconds from mars blasting into your bedroom window... These are all reasons to be grateful, but their are many more we don't see... but they are there. Go have a look. A good look.