Chapter 12 Cultivate the habit of expressing gratitude

Express generously, accept generously, and thank you requires interaction between the two parties in order to transform into each other's life energy. Expressing gratitude generously is as much a virtue in life as generously accepting gratitude from others.Both parties expressing gratitude and accepting gratitude will generate more abundant life energy as a result, and let the people around them also gain positive power from it. A few months ago, I took a bus No. 61, and I was very impressed by the very polite driver. When every passenger gets on the bus, he will say hello in a cordial tone: Hi!Hello!

Although limited by local conditions, not every passenger can accept such kindness and respond. Some people even walked into the car blankly because of shyness. He was not frustrated by this and still warmly greeted everyone The passenger on the bus said: Hello!Passengers getting off the bus said: Thank you! In order to encourage such a polite and good driver, I forced myself to put away my feelings of not being good at communicating with strangers, and took the initiative to respond to him loudly when getting in the car: Hello!When I got out of the car, I also said to him: Thank you! As soon as the door was closed, the dust flew away. I regretted that I didn't write down his car number and driver number, so I had no choice but to give up writing to the bus station to ask the station master to praise him.

Full of gratitude, the journey of life will be more exciting A few months later, when I was about to forget about the incident, I had the opportunity to take the No. 61 bus again. As soon as I got on the bus, I was greeted by his familiar voice: Hi!Hello!Evoke memory. Since there are not many trains on this route, and there are few passengers during off-peak hours, I found a seat and sat down. I was about to take a note of his car number and driver number from my bag. When I looked up, I found this In addition to keeping the impression of cleanliness and tidiness, there are a few more things in the carriage: a certificate issued by the mayor, messages from passengers, and many thank you cards.

The cards are densely filled with words of thanks and encouragement. Almost every card is addressed by the driver with the driver number 8063 to the No. 61 bus. The good driver of the No. 61 bus should be sent to him at the bus stop by the touched passengers.Every short note is full of sincere thanks and blessings, as moving as a long-running bus poem. Immediately, my heart became very soft and warm, for the kind and lovely citizens in this city.It turned out that everyone was touched!Moreover, there are so many people who are willing to take the initiative to express their gratitude, overcome their psychological shyness towards strangers, and have the courage to thank him and give him affirmation.

And he also generously accepted these good intentions, and spent a lot of time designing the layout and posting them.In addition to being clean, the entire carriage is elegantly decorated with colored ribbons and puppets. Every device has colorful paper cranes pasted on the position of the bell, plus certificates and cards, full of human warmth and the desire to live a happy life. A lot of determination and energy. Passengers like me have only taken his car for a long time, but they can have very positive interactions in an instant, not only with the driver himself, but also with all other kind passengers who have never met.When getting on and off the car, everyone left their thanks and good intentions on the car, and the joy of happiness continued to spread.

Express gratitude bravely and accept kindness generously To express generously, to accept generously, and to be thankful requires interaction between the two parties in order to transform into each other's life energy. Basically, not being grateful is as bad as not expressing gratitude.Perhaps, the other party does not expect feedback or repayment, but it does not mean that the beneficiary can ignore the other party's contribution because of this.To live up to the efforts of others for a long time is actually your own loss.Without thanks, it is impossible to appreciate how happy each other's kindness is in the interaction.It is also very likely that you will no longer be able to continue to get help from the other party.

In the book "New Laws of Interpersonal Relationship", I saw Mr. Forbes said in Forbes magazine: (A word of gratitude will have unexpected effects, making your ideals easily achieved. There is a short story in the book about a hard-working housewife who worked hard for most of her life, but never got any gratitude from her family.One day, she asked her husband: If I die, will you buy flowers to mourn me? Her husband said in surprise: Of course!But what are you talking about? The woman said solemnly: When I die, no amount of flowers will be meaningful. It is better to give me one flower while I am still alive!

Sometimes, a single flower can express gratitude and give each other joy and hope.It is a pity that some people are not unwilling to express gratitude, but are naturally dull and shy, and they are embarrassed to say out loud: Thank you! , or do not know how to properly express to the other party. In fact, expressing your own gratitude or accepting the other person's gratitude requires practice and cultivates it into a natural habit.Kindness without saying thanks!Just polite words!No matter how big or small a favor is, I would rather believe that a little bit of grace should be reciprocated!In order to be grateful, a word of thanks, a card, a letter, a phone call, a visit, and a gift all become the oasis in the world because of mutual sincerity.