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The Binding Aspect Of Gifts
- A gift has certain psychological aspects attached to it, making it more than just a simple transaction.
- A gift binds the recipient to the giver, and is seen as a burden. The word ‘grateful’ can also be translated in the Hebrew language to ‘A prisoner of thankfulness’.
- A gift can also have a flavour of humiliation, like when a captive person or a hostage is provided with a cup of tea.
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Positive psychologists have credited gratitude (both personal and interpersonal) with:
- Improving our emotional wellbeing.
- Promoting prosocial behaviour.
- Helping us regulate our emotions.
- Relieving symptoms of asthma.
- In 56 CE, the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote a comprehensive book on gratitude, called On Benefits.
- The gifted philosopher treats the feeling of gratitude as a virtue that one needs to cultivate and implement socially.
- In his book, gratitude is defined as a glue t...
The 18th-century American preacher Jonathan Edwards defined gratitude as a natural affection felt toward another person who has benefited us.
Gratitude is generally interpersonal and can induce positive feelings even toward our foes.
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Being thankful and showing it to the others will enable you to live a happier life while making sure the ones around you feel happy as well. Gratitude is a sure key to becoming aware of how beautiful life can be, when lived properly.
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Aristotle argued that we become what we habitually do. If we spend our days thinking of everything that has gone poorly and how dark our future appears, we can think ourselves into misery.
While we should pay attention to the many injustices to be righted, we can also make...
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