Gratitude

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M'sian man quits corporate job to care for bedridden mum full-time, calls it his 'best decision'
https://mothership.sg/2023/08/malaysia- ... full-time/

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Sleepy dad in China makes milk for baby, downs the lot and goes back to bed
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p5s14du4VNo

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Gratitude, the simple and profound feeling of being thankful, is the foundation of all generosity

— Sallie Tisdale

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Gratitude

A life without gratitude is a joyless life.

- Ajahn Sumedho, “The Gift of Gratitude”

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[To reduce the burden on her children, an elderly woman scavenges on the streets early in the morning]

为减轻儿女负担 年迈老妇清晨街道拾荒】

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox89cZuV2Us

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What is the best way to show gratitude to the Divine, for all the gifts He bestows on us?

Man leads his life on earth, depending on the mutually interrelated five elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth.

Every object in the world, whether it is a bird or a sheep or anything else, has a value of its own.

Man alone has lost his value because of his involvement in mundane pursuits. Man has no gratitude to the five elements which confer on him gratis innumerable precious benefits like light, heat, air and water.

Man has to pay a price for so many small amenities like electricity and running water. But what price does he pay for the light of the sun who illumines the world? This light is a gift of the Divine.

What price do you pay for a soft breeze or a heavy downpour of rain? The Divine is providing freely such precious benefits to man.

What gratitude does man show to Him for all these?

The only way to show one's gratitude to the five elements is Smarana (to chant the Divine's name incessantly).

For so many trivial services in life we express thanks, but what thanks do we offer to the Divine who is the provider of the most precious benefits in life?

- Divine Discourse, Sep 14, 1997.

For intelligence, we need to have Buddhi. For Buddhi, we need to have gratitude. An ungrateful man can never become an intellectual.

Source: radiosai.org

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Gratitude Transforms

Gratitude for things to clean can sweeten the task, transforming a chore into a joy-filled communion with beloved items, that support your life and enliven your home.

- Paula Arai, “Healing Glistens on Carefully Washed Windows”