Being grateful

Many people overlook this simple word grateful, we so much take it for granted in this present generation. Any act of kindness towards us we see it as normal thing, we see it as a right.

What is being grateful?

Being grateful is the act of showing appreciation for something done or received. In my tribe, we so much like appreciation if an act of kindness is extended to you and you didn't appreciate the way you should haaaaaaaa you will be tagged as an ingrate. But the right thing to do is to show appreciation for anything we received by privilege. Yoruba is one of the culture with the utmost percentage of respect, if you see elders sitting and you passed twenty (20) times you must greet them 20 times if not you will be told you lack respect, they would have forgotten you've greeted them countless times. In my culture if any act of kindness is extended towards you and you see the giver a month after you must say (eseun ojosi) which means thanks for the other day. This was how we were brought up but it's so amaze me that this present generation don't appreciate things anymore.

I was going to work one faithful day and two neighbours met each other in the cab, one paid for the other and I was expecting the one being payed for to say thank you but it's like she was expecting her to pay before, she sees it as a normal thing not as a privilege, it's possible she had paid for her too in the past and she didn't appreciate it so she wants to retaliate or maybe she doesn't know she should appreciate. Appreciation is very important even to God because appreciation is the application for more. You don't have to wait for someone to tell you before you know the right thing to do. Our earthly parents also cherish being grateful alot you can't expect your parents to do something for you and you put up an ingrate act they won't be happy about it.

Being grateful always open up many doors, those that had helped you and you show appreciation will love to help you anytime you knock on their help door, don't be an ingrate be grateful for anything you received or any act of kindness towards you, it is not a right it is a privilege appreciate gifts no matter how small it is that is what will tell people your personality, it will describe who you are.

I hope you enjoy reading this and I will be expecting your comments in my box. Enjoyyy.