Steps of gratitude....
I vividly remember celebrating" Gratitude day" in my school.Although i don't remember the day and month attributed to it but today even after seven years when i think of it,a stream of memory rushes down the lane taking me back to the day.It was a platform of joy for all the students with no class for the day,casual outfit ,a royal feast,songs and skit,music and games,exchanging thankfulness with smiles and laughter around.Little knowing the deeper & hidden meaning behind, our lips uttered an abrupt thanks to every person we knocked on!Yeah,that was about being Grateful.Like many other students,i was oblivious to what i was getting from this simple gesture.But as i grew older ,i realized,that abrupt thanks i once uttered, mattered much more than what i thought.
There are so many feelings which remain caged in ourselves no matter if it is Love,Hate Jealousy or simply"Being Thankful",Isn't it? .Somewhere in the walk of Life we leave them far behind &There are many instances where we go tongue stuck,wanting to or not wanting to express them.But there is nothing more personifying than giving our "Caged feelings,Wings of expression" .What my school taught me once seemed too easy to me,but later i realized it wasn't the same.The abrupt thanks uttered when someone does good to you has a deeper cord of attachment to a sense of Gratitude.A feeling Novel to those who embrace it.It is not about leaving it behind but carrying it throughout.
May be a simple advise to a serious suggestion, a helping hand from a person unexpected ,to, a smile of assurance from a loved one and there are many more gestures unpicked which we often fail to make it a point and express our deep gratitude for the meaning it holds in our life.Is it we are too busy to run ahead of each other,Leaving behind the differences that seem trivial but if pondered really matter.
In a day we meet so many different kinds of people ,some dear ones,some strangers.There is a string of incidence attached to each one but a cord of attachment develops when a sense of gratitude leaps in.You may not be in contact for the rest of Life but surely you will be remembered for something kind!One thing i realized is, being grateful is not only about saying Thanks(its only an expression) but rather remembering the reason behind.This Humble Gesture precipitates a kind Action for which you will be remembered,and the kindness of the opposite person will be reinforced by your Gratefulness.
And then when you will walk ahead,you will carve a step of gratitude for someone behind to follow and idealize ,who will in turn carve another step for someone behind and the chain will continue....
P.S :There are many instances where we are unable to Thank the person who leaves an unforgettable impact on us by his gesture.Reaching to him (if possible) and expressing the same is more satisfying than it can be explained.
-SSW
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