What Is the True Meaning of Gratitude and Its Importance?

In this post, we will explore the true meaning of gratitude and its importance.

The True Meaning of Gratitude

Gratitude simply means to express thankfulness to someone who has already done a favour to you without your expectation.

That someone can be anyone, a parent, a friend or the higher power.

Gratitude is considered a medicine which, if taken, will provide a divine peace.

First…a Few Things We Must Be Grateful for in Our Destiny:

1. Basic Needs, Like Food and a Home

Many people on Earth don’t have a home, let alone enough food to survive.

In poor countries, people die because they do not have a shelter in winter. But most people have these basic needs.

2. A Loving Family

All of us have a family who loves us, cares for us and supports us in our difficult times.

A family in which we have parents, a partner and children. Whenever we feel low or demotivated, our family lifts us up.

3. A Close Friend

Many of us feel the need to talk to someone when we feel lonely. A person who listens to us and makes us cathartic. That’s what a close friend is all about.

Even one close and faithful friend who can take a stand for us when people are against us is much better than a dozen. It’s a blessing to have such a friend who plays a role like a family.

4. Good Health

In today’s world, many people suffer from various illnesses. Completely healthy people, especially in old age, are hard to find.

Good health is what everyone desires, and it is fortunate to have it. That’s why health is considered a form of wealth.

Now…The Importance of Gratitude

Every object in this universe has an energy field surrounding it called ‘Aura’. We can’t see this invisible field, but we can feel it.

Whenever we express thankfulness to someone, our Aura becomes stable. That’s why we experience peace and calm whenever we express gratitude to someone.

By expressing gratitude, we only help ourselves first, subconsciously. And then emit positive vibrations to the person to whom we are expressing gratitude.

In the same way, we feel pleasant when someone expresses gratitude to us for the favour that we do to that person.

Thankfulness is one of the most important friends of a humble person

-Ambuj Khanna