We are all selfish creatures. The Humans. Whenever we do something for others, its always is to make us happy. We are all seeking a little bit of gratitude whenever we do something for others. Sure, we don’t always expect a favor to be returned. But it is that innate desire to feel how thankful the other person is, which is what gratitude is, is omnipresent.
It doesn’t matter how big or small our gesture is, but if we’ve made an effort to do something, the tendency is to expect a wee bit of gratitude.
And it doesn’t mean saying, “Thank You”.
I’m never going to send a Thank you card to my parents. But yes, I can try to make them feel that I am thankful to them. It is through our gestures that can speak volumes than a thank you.
The feeling, when you’ve done something for a person, and they don’t seem to have an ounce of gratitude, is baffling! You understand this only when you experience it. And then, you question yourself as well, whether you’ve ended up giving this same awful feeling to someone else ?
I’ve not talked with one of my best friends for over a year. He simply stopped talking. On repeatedly calling him as well, he never answered why he never wanted to talk to me. It took me a while then to realize that I wasn’t grateful enough for the friendship.
I know this above incident sounds cheesier. But well, True Story.
I’m about to end this post here and if you’re looking for a “lesson” as part of a conclusion, well I don’t have one.
Go Figure