Gratitude - Do you expect this from anybody?

I don't do things to get gratitude from the person or persons. I do it because it is the thing to do. It is the other persons problem if they start acting strangely. I do what I feel is right and have lived my life by the saying, do unto others as you would have done to you. So it doesn't matter if I get gratitude from a person. I do things because it is the thing to do. That is the way my Mom raised me.

I don't really expect anything in return after helping one person because I always believe that whatever we good to others, don't expect a payment for it in return. The reason we do good to them is because we want too and not because we are expecting anything. If someone will acknowledge what I have done, of course I will feel glad but if they don't, I just don't mind it.

When I do a favour to someone, I do not expect much in return.I donot expect gratitude from that fellow. Only expectation I make is that my efforts should atleast be acknowleged and I must not be belittled for my efforts. However, if somone has done a favour to me, I do not forget to THANK him/her and always convey my gratitude to him/her. I always feel thankful to a person, who comes forward in my hour of need. Good Post!

Hi there. I think gratitude is only natural to be expected from people that you help - i know that you don't necessarily expect it but it is good to receive it and most times it's well deserved.

No I don't expect this from anybody! But it will be nice feeling if someone will appreaciate things that you've done or said! And you cannot expect everybody to give you if you don't know how to give it to them! I think to be thankful for everything is a great feeling and its one of the good manners that we should all have. Thanks

I dont htink it really matters if eople show gratitude, obviously it's nice to get recognition but as long as you know in your own mind that you've done something worthwhile then it shouldn't matter

Hi Sree, Though it feels nice to be recognized and appreciated by a person whom you have helped, life has taught me never to expect gratitude coz most indebted people are ungrateful. I don’t know what it is with people, maybe their ego, that prevents them from acknowledging the fact that they had sought and received help from others. In any case, even if the other person is ungrateful, all is not lost…helping others as an act provides satisfaction to the person who is offering the help…the moment that help is repaid or gratefulness expressed, the sense of satisfaction diminishes a lot.

This is a beautiful discussion and even though this is quite old it would never lose its relevance. Here's something that I want to share with you Sreekala: THANK YOU Try saying this Try saying this every time you feel like and you don't Try saying this when you mean and when you don't Try saying this if and when you down and you are not And see the difference. The smile widening, nod frequenting, hello intensifying The eyes sparkling, heart accommodating The world cheering Let's make this month The month of gratitude Month of admiration Month of appreciation We all need this badly. C'mon let's prove the world is not that bleak Let's shrug off the hang ups and get into it Start it, there's no better time than now. (C) mimpi http://mimpidreams.blogspot.com/

I do appreciate thanks. If someone says nothing, I will be a little disappointed, but I don't really expect gratitude to be expressed for helping someone. I don't expect a favour in return for doing someone else a favour, just knowing they are grateful would be enough for me.

I normally keeps less expectation from others except from my family where it is more and more. I keep the gratitude for others for the small timely being done by them and mostly i dont except it back from them but it comes on that way to me on most of the times

Always, Its just I seldom notice it.

No doubt that I am person of Great in Behaviors. So I expect the same from others too as I don't find any hard things in doing this. If i do a favor for anyone, the only thing I expect from them is, "The Happiness" on their face and secondly "A Thanks" to me. Keeping the favor I did, I dont expect the same return from them or I dont compell them to help me in any of my hard situation. But, It is really bad when some peoples even fail to say a thanks, after a great great favor had been done to them. I am talking about the "Selfish Boss" in the society. This thing had happened to me 3 or 4 times in various situations. I was really heart broken when I keep the trust again and again but being fooled at the last. I am steady enough not to loose my control and still being the good guy. But I realized that this is the point, which changes a good guy into a bad guy. Can anyone say that bad guys are borned? No. They are made. Don't want to go in deep. You had questioned that how would I feel if one forget the same and behaves strangely. I remember, I punished a person very hard in my life for cheating me recently. Its too bad no changes had occurred still with their behavior and continuing the same. In my Life, The persons whom i did the most favors turned traitor to me later. Till so far, I decided only 1 thing in my mind that "Do not forgive", especially those traitors. There is a saying "Forgive and Forget". But generation had been changed and filled with Liars and cheaters. It don't suits now. If we forgive those traitors anymore, then we are the ones who are making them too. Finally, I am very different with my behaviors if my dear ones failed to do some the procedures I expect. I will be just upset and forgive them. For eg, 1 of my close relation, who herein mylot completed 1000 posts recently. I expected that user to post her 500th post for my discussion. she didnt do that to me.anyways, I still kept hope that 1000th post is definitely for me. But I failed there too. What can I do here? Nothing. The thing I did is, I posted my 1000th post in her discussion. Thus proving my gratitude! --- Raghul G (We are never prepared for what we expect) July 24 2009

Gratitude is a beautiful word, isn't it? So what is exeactly gratitude? I guess gratitude is a feeling of thankfulness towards others; gratitude improves our personality, builds our character, and develops out of humility; gratitude teaches us the art of cooperation and communication; gratitude can mean a smile or just a gesture of appreciation. More important, are you ready for gratituding? If not then be grateful to someone or something every day at any time. Take time to be thankful! Make gratitude a lifelong habit!!!

oh i expect it from everybody. everybody was born amazing and the thing is that we are loved. but people show it in different ways. i don't care. people show gratitude all the time you just don't know it. giving and taking does not have to be the boundaries of it. social things are just one thing, but a part of it. when people act strangely i just think that this is their disorder and that they must be strange. but this doesn't mean that their bad.