Someone takes time to help you, and all you do is walk away. Without a thank you. Or if you are kind enough, an emoji. Phew. Must have taken all night 🙂
It makes the other person guarded against you. They now see you as someone who is here for a transaction and not for help. If you were for help, you’d be grateful and also say a thank you.
The reason we don’t give (thanks) is the reason we feel entitled. And entitlement rarely led to fulfilment. Ever.
I sometimes come across clips of Eras Tour of Taylor Swift where she is being grateful for the tiniest things like being served water or needing help with a fan (while singing My Tears Ricochet) or so many instances in the Eras Tour docuseries.
I might not have a thesis to prove this, but the ones who give gratitude are always always given more things in life to be grateful for. You cannot prove physics wrong. The least you can do is start with being grateful today.
