Tuesday, March 7, 2017

THE HEART OF GRATITUDE

Gratitude is one of the keys to unlock the doors of success, prosperity and overflowing blessings. Watching a mother dot over her child who played carelessly and wandered into the streets while she sold banana and bottles of groundnut by a busy roadside awakened my spirit to a mothers natural love and care for her child which can never be repaid but a heart of gratitude towards this everlasting love and care would go a long way if the child realises that.

In this modern world of advanced technology dominated by smart-phones, internet driven world ranging from e-commerce, e-banking, e-learning (*e- electronic) and a host of other internet related activities which includes games and entertainment facilitating human life, howbeit the security disadvantages can make the world a more ungrateful place to be.

People that lived in the older days where this technolgy and gadgets where not available, are more grateful with learning to be patient and living one day at a time with much gratitude to nature and humankind with primitive farm labour and handwork.

I could flash back on a picture I saw sometime ago of a boy having all the gadgets, from Ipad, Laptop computer, Phones, Electronic TV sets, DVDs, and Arcade Video games and yet was frowning and discontented while a boy pictured in a village playing with a handmade toy made of wood and a paint bowl cover was excited and had an attitude of contentment and gratitude.

The dangers of ingratitude can be dire and detrimental. Life is a gift, awarded by the Supreme Being to a fortunate human being. We should be grateful for life and appreciate every single act of kindness towards one another.

There was a spectacular scenario of gratitude and thanksgiving in the bible which highlighted the sapient tale of "The Ten Lepers" healed by our Lord Jesus Christ, but only one came back to give thanks to the Lord. (Luke 17:11-19)
Gratitude and thanksgiving seals one testimony and makes it permanent while also promoting more grace, peace, good luck, prosperity, overflowing blessings in the life of a grateful heart.

Ingratitude and complaining promotes impatience, depression, hate, envy, and a host of other pessimistic vibes and attitudes.

Maintain a heart of gratitude and tap into the overflowing blessings attached with gratitude and thanksgiving. 

Have a great week ahead.

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