The Gift Of Gratitude Does being grateful take work? Is gratitude a learnt reflex? Honestly, I didn’t think so. I thought being thankful was just an instinctive reaction to something good happening to you. But, turns out being thankful is something you can learn, and it can change your life. In India we don’t have an attitude of Gratitude. Part of it stems from our belief that we need not give thanks to near and dear ones, and by thanking someone you are indirectly implying that you are indebted to them. If you thank someone you might have heard words like “ Arey Arey hame dhanyawad kehke, hume Sharminda na kare “ Don’t embarrass me by thanking me. Or the “ Is mein thankyou kaisi ji? Ye to Hamara farz tha.” This was my duty, no need to thank me. And over time we start to believe in these humble platitudes. We start to believe that we are ENTITLED to people’s kindness, that by thanking them, we might actually be embarrassing them. And so, we just lose the ability to show gratitude,...