does something for you, you should ALWAYS be grateful, even if it was the person's duty to do that 'favor' to you? For example, with your parents, should you be grateful for what they did for you, or just take it as something thay HAD to do...
2007-03-04 00:22:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
As far as my parents are concerned, I just think that what they did was normal. That being said, it's not as if I never do anything for them! It's my mum (my dad's dead, now), I love her, so I do things for her. It's not because I'm grateful. It's just because it's normal. I'd do the same for my sisters, for example!
2007-03-04 02:41:23 · answer #1 · answered by Offkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off - nobody has to do anything for anybody - but they do - and if it is kind in deed then that's a good a thing and you you should be thankful for it (even if it wasn't directed at you) you still know that "something" good was done.
Both my parents were alcoholics - they didn't beat me or my brothers - they were just alcoholics - and as far as I could tell - none of my friends parents were - that I envied - UNTIL - I was mature enough to do the MATH and despite the fact they were drinking all the time - they still had manners and class and other traits about them that I THANK GOD TO THIS DAY - THEY RAISED ME AND NOT THE SOBER PARENTS OF A LOT OF MY FRIENDS. That realization will come to you one day - my friend.
2007-03-04 11:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should always be grateful and should show it. When others do things for you because it is their duty, you should still express your thanks if they do it gracefully. While delivering the job is their duty, being thoughtful and graceful in doing it, is not, but rather they do it out of courtesy.
The parents doing things for their children, most often than not, in the eastern world in particular, do it out of love for their children not just because they have to.
People rendering services are not slaves, no matter if they are paid to do it, they should be thanked. People who do things for you out of love should not only be thanked but should also be loved back.
2007-03-04 08:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by arienne321 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd say be especially grateful of your parents... because there are a lot of people who don't have parents, or have abusive parents, and we who have loving parents who do things for us should be grateful for that.
2007-03-04 08:31:01 · answer #4 · answered by i_love_my_mp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a parent of 5 kids i can honestly say, i have never done anything for them that i had the thought...i'm doing this because ihave to i sure dont want to. are you a parent yet? if not you will not understand this until you do have kids. my kids are the light of my life. and i can guess most parents feel the same as i do. they are your parent so, be grateful to them for their positon if nothing else.
2007-03-04 09:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
doing something like one MUST do it can be even worse than not doing it at all - for instance, the 5 high school girls that work at the Wendy's downtown and mess up my g*dd*mn everytime because they give it only the most cursory attention, and so I'm angry the whole time I'm there.
so be grateful doubly to those who do what they MUST and do it well in spite of that.
2007-03-04 09:38:11 · answer #6 · answered by skyeblack3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am only grateful to two types of people, those who tell me the truth as they know it...(for it's a hard thing to do..) and those who act from pure love only.
2007-03-04 09:35:07 · answer #7 · answered by l♠dy de♠th 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋