Post by Rob W. Case on Dec 19, 2004 1:28:46 GMT -6
Have you ever done something nice to someone and they didn’t say “thank you?” Did you hold the door open for a stranger, and they didn’t say “thank you.” Did you ever save someone’s life, and they didn’t thank you? Somewhere, somehow, somebody will answer “Yes” to some of these and many different scenarios. Why does a “thank you” matter so much?
First of all, a thank you shows appreciation. Usually when you thank someone, you thank them because they did something that they really didn’t have to do. If you think about it, nobody is obligated to do anything for you. When someone does something kind to you, it is because of either a moral conviction the person has, or a feeling to give, or spread happiness.
People who do not thank others can be summed up in one way or another as selfish. I’m not saying that if you do not thank someone all the time, you are selfish, but you would be surprised how many selfish people there are in this world… or maybe not. The people who do not acknowledge others are usually the whiny types who feel that everything is owed to them. It’s the same thing when you say “hello” to someone, and they look at you without replying. You acknowledged them, and they didn’t acknowledge you.
The magic of a thank you relies on acknowledgement. By thanking someone, you appreciate the fact that the other person acknowledged you and as a return, you verbally display an appreciation. Rude people will not acknowledge you. They are too wrapped up in themselves. Sometimes if you acknowledge them, knowing that they won’t acknowledge you, you end up displaying that you are the better of the two because you did something that they are too handicapped to do. The reason I say handicapped is when your heart is so dark and heavy, it is hard for you to carry. There is impairment at play here. Yet when someone else can do it, their heart is bright and light. Even though they are burdened at times, like everyone is at certain times over different things, some will part it aside and acknowledge others, and that is the magic behind a simple thing like a “Thank you.”
Thank you for your time to acknowledge this article. Now, doesn’t that feel better?
First of all, a thank you shows appreciation. Usually when you thank someone, you thank them because they did something that they really didn’t have to do. If you think about it, nobody is obligated to do anything for you. When someone does something kind to you, it is because of either a moral conviction the person has, or a feeling to give, or spread happiness.
People who do not thank others can be summed up in one way or another as selfish. I’m not saying that if you do not thank someone all the time, you are selfish, but you would be surprised how many selfish people there are in this world… or maybe not. The people who do not acknowledge others are usually the whiny types who feel that everything is owed to them. It’s the same thing when you say “hello” to someone, and they look at you without replying. You acknowledged them, and they didn’t acknowledge you.
The magic of a thank you relies on acknowledgement. By thanking someone, you appreciate the fact that the other person acknowledged you and as a return, you verbally display an appreciation. Rude people will not acknowledge you. They are too wrapped up in themselves. Sometimes if you acknowledge them, knowing that they won’t acknowledge you, you end up displaying that you are the better of the two because you did something that they are too handicapped to do. The reason I say handicapped is when your heart is so dark and heavy, it is hard for you to carry. There is impairment at play here. Yet when someone else can do it, their heart is bright and light. Even though they are burdened at times, like everyone is at certain times over different things, some will part it aside and acknowledge others, and that is the magic behind a simple thing like a “Thank you.”
Thank you for your time to acknowledge this article. Now, doesn’t that feel better?
