So Much to Thank For

Apart from knowledge and skill, what we require most for cultivating a decent quality of life is proper attitude. An attitude of gratitude is undoubtedly of prime importance, as the same can execute miraculous transformation in the quality of our own life and living. Gratitude is spontaneous thankfulness to someone who has benefited us in any manner. It springs from the heart. Though we are aware that we have a great many things to be thankful for, why is it that most of us remain ungrateful most of the time? We are basically egoistic. Hence, we find an easy escape route with fault-finding. Once Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, educationist and benefactor of the poor, was told that someone abused him. He was surprised and said, “I do not remember to have benefited him in any way. Why should he speak ill of me? Only those whom I help, speak ill of me.” He never expected gratitude from anybody and profusely helped the needy or anybody approaching him for help without expectation of any kind. When Jesus cured 10 lepers, nine of them instantly left the place to rejoice without thanking him. Only one of them waited to thank him. Jesus asked him, “Why are you waiting?” He replied, “To thank you for divine healing.” With utmost humility, Jesus said, “Don’t thank me. Thank God, since His healing power has worked through me.” Let us take vow to be grateful to all givers by discarding our false ego and ridiculous sense of superiority complex and, thereby, build up better human bonds on universal ethics and value system of the humanity at large

Source: Economic Times, 26/09/2018