Appreciation Is Important. Is It Not? Why?

Let’s see

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Appreciation is important
Because in this day and age 
When you are surrounded by 
Plenty of nonsense
A little bit of appreciation,
For goodness
Kindness
Friendliness 
Faithfulness 
Gentleness
And any kind of generous giving,
Goes a long way 

Appreciation is important
Because only when there is appreciation 
The feedback that says—you did good
Only when there is appreciation 
It makes the giver
Give joyfully 
And easily 
With all his heart 
To the receiver
Next time

Appreciation is not a must
And appreciation should not be expected at all
Because when we give 
For any cause
We give 
Out of the abundance of our hearts 
And the ones that have been blessed 
With abundance 
Will give away 
Whether you appreciate it or not

But for the rest of us
Who give not out of abundance
But even while we ourselves lack,
A little bit of appreciation 
Goes a long way
When we say—
“Hey thank you 
For doing this
It makes me happy 
Because you are doing this
Even though you don’t have to
Even when you don’t have much yourself”

And when somebody does something for us
Irrespective of whether from abundance 
Or lack thereof
A little bit of appreciation 
Is only a proper response
Like saying thank you 
Politely 
When somebody opens the door for you
Even though you didn’t need them to

A little bit of appreciation 
Can go a long way
Especially when you don’t know 
What’s at stake for you tomorrow 
Today’s thank you 
May very well seal tomorrow’s deal
Just because you took the time
And effort to appreciate 
What you were given 
Without expecting anything in return 

So, what do you think?
Is a little bit of gratitude  
A really hard task?
Think about this
Peace ✌🏽 

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