Gratitude

Lehi's family gives thanks for the safe return for his sons.
And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.
The parable of the talents.
A series of studies was designed to trigger feeling of gratitude in people
A connection was found between feeling grateful and choosing sweets
But feeling grateful turned people away from sour, salty and bitter foods
The researcher behind the project claims that the metaphor of 'sweet' acts makes people feel deserving of sweet foods

Notes

As I have thought about the principle of gratitude, I have come to the conclusion that, in order to show gratitude for a gift he have to take actions that show that we value the gift. Principal among these actions is using the gift, (an unused gift is like not having one at all) but taking appropriate action to safeguard and maintain the gift is also important. Ideally, we show gratitude to a gift giver by demonstrating to them that we are taking actions that show that we value the gift. Gratitude, then, is like faith and love. The important part is not what we feel, but the actions we take that demonstrate what we feel.

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