Ungrateful people

I must say that I feel I am an extremely grateful person. I just wanted to share though, my moms experience with ungrateful people, whom I hear about almost daily on our evening walk. My mom works as a nurse our community, going to peoples houses to help them. Daily, she runs into these clients that expect her to go out of her way and do things that she is not supposed to be doing. The nurses that visit these people have to follow a care plan, and when they dont, they get in trouble, even if its getting the client water, or picking up milk on the way to the clients house, they get in trouble when they dont follow the care plan exactly. Yet daily, she runs into these clients that expect her to do the dishes, or fold the laundry (in some cases, these are things that she would do in her job if it is in the care plan and the client or their spouse is too ill or imobile to be able to do it themselves) but these people expect these things of her when they are completely capable of doing it themselves, and when she says she will not and cannot, they respond with "Well what do you do than?" It completely disgusts me. As well, the majority of these people dont even offer a simple thank you for what these nurses do every day. I could not imagine not thanking someone for bathing me, and helping me get dressed, giving me my meds or rubbing cream on me. They do so much to help the sick, injured, and elderly, with so little thanks. Its so sad to me when it takes so little effort to utter a simple thank you, yet there are other clients that she has, that can barely speek and are completely bed ridden, that will smile or mumble as best they can, to let her know that she is appreciated, and they are thankful. If I ever became that miserable and unthankful, or even half that, I hopee someone would just put me out of my misery.

hi befrindwithme, I think ungrateful people really do need prayer..because they are not a very acceptable person for the blessings that come to them in and during thier life. Most ungrateful people feel like they have a special entitlement and that everything they get or is given to them is because they deserve it. Gratitude is not in their volcabulary...

Hello, bfwm. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I start my day by saying, "Good morning Lord, thank You for today, yesterday and tomorrow. I believe that an expression of gratitude brings joy to both the giver and the receiver. It opens the gate for the entry of a flood of blessings. Complaints take us nowhere. God bless you, my friend.

hi, these days we find so many people in this category who either thank god or anyone who's helpful to them. They feel so proud about themselves and least bothered of how their attitudes affect others feeling. I know about such a person who was living a lavish life for almost 20 years, had a wife and three children but then he never bothered about either of them and one fine day left home for other women. Now i heard that he is having a hard time, got a paralytic attack, lost his job etc. but he never regrets for whatever he's done. He is unable to work and is in a bad condition.... still he's never thankful to GOD. The struggle-some life of that wife is another story! May be only God can change such person's behaviors or even god had given the opportunities which he didn't avail..... good post of yours, you made me think of this person's family..

People who do not show gratitude and are not thankful to anyone fail to enjoy the true joy and felicities of life. Sorry and Thank You are the two magical words which when spoken with heart can change the other person's perception about you. People should learn to see oasis in the desert rather than desert in the oasis.

Yes, too bad for that people who can not say thanks to God or to anyone. Everyday we should be grateful for what we have . Sometimes , some situations make me feel down and blue , but , I try to get up asking myself to be strong and to be grateful for everything I have or had have in this life. I dont like to hear people complaining for what is going on in their lives , I try to change the topic to something good and make them see things in a positive way.

hello friend.....I agree with you........being ungrateful is not only rude but also sin. We should look around us and thank God for giving us good health and enough food and shelter. Also when you bless people and speak good about them , you earn yourself place in heaven. In fact when we give happiness to people we get double happiness and peace in return. I wish these rude and ungrateful people could understand how much simple words like Thank you, sorry and bless you can change your life. If only they could understand that being good brings back happiness and being bad will come back to tho them as cruse.May God help such people to understand value of this life that God has given all of us.

I also noticed that thoses same ungreatfull people know where all the handout lines are at coz they go to all of them. Its like they never heard of take only what you need.

I'll admit I get dispondent (and selfish) at times. Fact is, I'm hanging out in that neighborhood now. Some things have been hanging a might heavy of late and I've been bemoaning the stress of it. So, I suppose, based on Pollyanna philosophy, I am ungrateful..Before you bristle, you're right about thankfulness. Its in real short supply anymore. But being the sort of person I am I wonder whether preaching Pollyanna philosophy and fussin' 'bout the result doesn't reflect it more than deter it. Have you considered that you yourself are being ungrateful in that you complain about such folks rather than being thankful that you have pupils to teach the alternative to?..hmmm..Enjoy!

I always find time to thank people who have done me good. And honestly speaking, I do pray for them also. Most of all, I always thank the Lord for the blessings He is giving me.

This reminds me of someone close to my heart. She is very ungrateful that she feels miserable almost everyday. I pity her for not seeing her accomplishments in life. She feels that since she is not given monetary compensation for her hardships that she is not being appreciated enough. It's too bad that she does not take pleasure to what her hard work has done. Unfortunately, I have to deal with her everyday and it also tires me to hear her complaining that she doesn't have money when the allowance she is given should suffice her daily expenses.

That is true and we must be thankful to God for all the blessings He's been giving us. Wakingup every morning being healthy is already something to be grateful for.

I always thank to every one who has helped me. People also used to say thank you If I had helped them. I used to follow take respect and give respect attitude. What about you guys ?

Good thoughts... With Thanksgiving just passed...something to think about... If when you woke in the morning all you had is what you had thanked God for theday before, what would you have.

I always like to thank people who have helped me even if it is only by being my friend or standing by me in times of trouble but I am never going to try and thank some imaginary being in the sky invented by some desert leaders a few thousand years ago for political reasons.

You right, my friend. Being an ungrateful person is a kind of selfishness. Pretend to be happy but in reality not... Kindness is the real happiness in life. Because if you help others or share your blessings to others that is a good feelings. We need to be thankful in all our life because were here alive and even if there many disasters and calamities that bring us down. We still standing and strong...