BLOG NO.59 *
*HASTI PUBLIC SCHOOL & JR.COLLEGE *
Gratitude means thanks and appreciation. …
once I was running through a magazine, a sentence from one of the articles made me think. It was an article on positivity in life. That was the sentence in the original English article; “Sometimes, try calculating your gratitude index in life, you will realize how lucky you are!”. (Try measuring the gratitude index in your life at some point and you will realize how lucky you are!).
I liked the idea of an ‘index of gratitude’. Just as the stock market has stock indexes or trading indices and their value determines the health of the market, it also came to my mind that this gratitude index, which measures the fluctuations of gratitude, can determine the health of our mindset. I immediately started thinking about how to measure gratitude in my life. How to determine the gratitude index ? And how to bring it into daily life ?. After thinking about it, I came up with some ideas;
1. Grateful for my natural resources
That is to say, to have a strong body, to have strong organs, to have a sensitive mind, to be grateful. I noticed that we assume that having a strong body, having functional organs, but the value of efficient eyes is known to the blind, the value of strong limbs to the disabled. The value of a sensitive thinking mind can be seen in the condition of a psychiatrist. And once this point is realized, gratitude for a healthy, wholesome body will automatically come to mind.
2. Grateful for the relationships I have:
Gratitude for the extended family we have benefited from mother, father, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, cousin. These grandchildren are easy to get when they are born so often there is no price for you. We get rude for small reasons. But the value of these relationships will be seen in the children growing up in the orphanage. The pain in their eyes for a touch of Maya shows how lucky it is to have parents to greet God when they wake up in the morning. It is important to have siblings to play with, to play with, to grow up together, to have huts, to pamper, to be consciously grateful to have uncles, aunts, cousins.
3. Grateful for the resources I have received:
That is, to have a house to live in, to have comfort in the house, to have a bed to sleep in, to have a blanket to cover, to have clothes to wear, to get textbooks to study, to get an education in a good school, to have tasty food. Isn’t it one thing to have a prestigious source of income to meet your basic needs? . I get irritated if the tea is a little cold. But when the forest dwellers go to the pada, they realize what the struggle for survival is all about. What’s the cost of a two-course meal? Leave warm clothes to protect yourself from the cold wind, but how much does it cost to have minimal clothes? If I have got all these things easily, why shouldn’t I be grateful for it?
4. Gratitude for the other people in my life:
Isn’t it important to be consciously grateful to the teachers, mentors, neighbors, your family doctor, the driver, the working aunt, the garbage collector, the building watchman, and many others?
I started thinking and the list went on and on. From this, I realized that the gratitude index of the day was determined by the gratitude that would be created in my mind every day for everything, person, situation that has made my life comfortable, smooth and comfortable.
This gratitude index not only keeps me awake every day but also tries to keep growing. I have come up with a solution. I have practiced the practice of saying “thank you” whenever possible to the person who comes in contact with me. Everyone from the morning milkmaid to the woman who picks up the household waste every day gets into the habit of saying “thank you” when they come in front of them. Wherever you go and if you take a rickshaw, when you get off and pay, the rickshaw puller makes a conscious effort to pat you on the shoulder and say “thank you”. I try to take out the gratitude index of that day every night before going to bed, keeping a record of how many such people I have said “thank you” for during the day. Like any other index, this daily figure is more or less true.
After all this hard work, I realized that the people I thank may feel good, but from my point of view, my mind is filled with an anonymous satisfaction. Feet live on the ground, people are cared for and most importantly, every time I thank God for the heart of this person …
*That is why I must give at least twenty-four minutes out of the twenty-four hours of the day to say thank you to the GOD who gave me this life, gave me breath to live, food for my stomach. The remembrance of God’s name is the gratitude expressed towards him!
Gratitude, which rhymes with “attitude,” comes from the Latin word gratus, which means “thankful, pleasing.” When you feel gratitude, you’re pleased by what someone did for you and also pleased by the results.
Gratitude is a selfless act. Its acts are done unconditionally, to show to people that they are appreciated. “A gift that is freely given” is one way to understand what these acts are like.
For example, if someone is sad and you write them a note of appreciation, you are likely not asking for something in return for this person; instead, you are reminding them of their value, and expressing gratitude for their existence. At the moment, you are not waiting for a “return note” from this person.
Even when we do not expect a return, sometimes they happen. Gratitude can be contagious, in a good way. In the previous example, maybe when you are down, this person will write you a note too.
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”
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