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Gratitude; Others deserve it too

An attitude of gratitude is one of the keys to attain a great altitude in life. Being grateful is not only to God, who of course deserves all the praise for all that he has done for you but also to people around you who have done you good.

Many times we had failed to appreciate the people in our lives who have been there for us at one time or the other. It's expedient that we be grateful to the people who make us happy and better in life for they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. These people deserves to be appreciated. They deserve your gratitude. They deserve to be celebrated and they also deserve that you do good to them, even if not for anything but for the good they did to you.

The story of Nabal and David in the bible is one of the stories that depicts the importance of doing good to others especially if they've been of help to you before. David and his men had delightfully preserved the sheep and servants of Nabal in the wilderness and when it was time for shearing the sheep, David requested that Nabal be a blessing to him. But then Nabal acted folly just as his name his by refusing to acknowledge the man who had helped him in keeping his belongings in the wilderness.

The striking point of the story is that even when David was prevented from destroying Nabal with his own hand for an act of ingratitude, God himself destroyed Nabal. This is not to say God will kill you if you're not grateful rather it is to show you how God is interested in you acknowledging those that He has put behind the scenes of your life.

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. Expressing gratitude is not necessarily a complex thing. A call, text or a gift to appreciate those that matters and have contributed positively to your life is a good way to start. Don't postpone it or wait for a special day to do it, everyday is always a special day to be grateful to those that have been good to us.

To the people that took interest in contributing to this blog page, to those that reads it, to those that shares it with others and even drops a comment and encouragement, I say thank you. Your actions has made theINSIGHT moving. You're highly celebrated.

Remember, those who have the ability to be grateful are the ones who have the ability to achieve greatness.

©theINSIGHT 2015

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