I want to be a person who expresses gratitude before being thanked

It makes you happy when people thank you, doesn't it?

"Thank you!"
"You saved me!"
"I'm so happy!"

The look of joy on the other person's face, their excited voice, and the peaceful atmosphere
create a sense of being wrapped in great happiness.

Also, no matter how tired you are yourself...
No matter how painful or difficult things are...

"words of gratitude"generate courage.

It's mysterious, isn't it?😊

That is precisely why
wanting to be thanked
can be called a form of the desire for approval.

However, rather than thinking about wanting to be thanked,

I want to be a person who expresses gratitudeis what I think.

The theme this time is,
I want to be a person who expresses gratitude before being thanked
.

Is gratitude something you receive...

No, I
believe it is something you give.

Why is gratitude
something you give to others?

As one way of thinking,
I hope this will be helpful to you all.

Well then, let's get started (^^♪

✔ Take the initiative to
　express gratitude

I proactively
express my gratitude to others.

When someone does something kind for me,
I say "thank you."

When I receive heartwarming words,
I say "that makes me happy."

When I come across a wonderful article,
I say "that is wonderful."

I make it a point to take the initiative
in expressing gratitude in my daily life.

Thinking that I am doing it "because I am grateful"
might be a bit presumptuous, but...

As a result, I feel that I am helped by many people
and am able to enjoy my days.

This is a personal experience of mine.

While shopping at a convenience store.

When I say to the clerk at checkout,
"Excuse me, could I have a plastic bag?"
the clerk says "Certainly," bags my items, and hands them to me.
After that, I finish the transaction in silence.

This is a common pattern, isn't it?

In my case,
it is a common pattern, isn't it?

In my case,

when I say "Excuse me, could I have a plastic bag?"
and receive the items the clerk has bagged, I say "Thank you."

By doing this not just once, but twice, three times,
and repeatedly, I became someone the clerks
would start conversations with.

"It's hot today, isn't it?"
"Your work must be tough."
"Thank you, as always."

Although these are just casual conversations,
I naturally became friends with the clerks.

I believe this is definitely
a loop of happiness created"by expressing gratitude"on my own initiative.

✔ Create a
loop of happiness

When you actively express gratitude yourself, a
"loop of happiness" is born.

A "loop of happiness" means thanking and being thanked.

It is truly a
wonderful state where you can thank each other.

Don't you think it's very efficient
to think that you can
"create this wonderful state yourself"?

Of course, I do not recommend
expressing gratitude when your desire for a return is obvious!

The other person can see right through it 😅

Some people
say, "I don't want to cheapen my thanks."

I understand!

It is not wrong to think that
"it only has value when expressed at important times."

However...

How people receive gratitude varies from person to person.

That is why
you never know when the "perfect moment" is.

In that case, I believe
it is fine to express it actively.

Even if someone thinks, "Their words have no weight,"
that depends on how the other person receives it.

More than that, I
dislike not being able to express my feelings of gratitude
to the other person.

If it is truly
a feeling of gratitude born from self-satisfaction,
wouldn't you think
"it is better not to express it"?

Happiness is something
you obtain by acting proactively yourself.

No, it is something you can obtain.

If that is the case, I don't think it would be wrong to
actively express your gratitude.

* * * * *

It is said that the most common worry in life is
"relationship problems".

Bosses, subordinates, friends, parents, relatives, and so on...

As long as you are alive, interacting with people
will naturally occur.

When that happens,
will you cut those ties with your own hands?

Or,
will you take action to create them yourself?

The difference depends on
whether or not you can convey
your 'feelings of gratitude' to the other person.

In the first place,
since we cannot live alone...

and since asking for someone's help
is never anything to be ashamed of...

if that is the case,
you should actively express
your gratitude yourself.

Perhaps,
there is someone who might be saved
by that 'thank you'.

When you think of it that way,
the meaning changes quite a bit, doesn't it?

From now on, I will continue to take action
to be a person who expresses gratitude
before I am thanked myself.
I will keep doing this.

Well then, until next time.
Goodbye.