Jehovah's Witnesses Straight Talk - Forum/Blog

February 29, 2020

“Can anything be built without appreciation that will last? So why our we educating people to be so unappreciative of what others have worked so hard for and sacrifices their lives for? Without appreciation can this really last and what of their own unappreciative sacrifices, who will care?”

Matt.7:12 Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
Matt.7:2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
Galatians 6:8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Facts: Another reason you could be ungrateful is if you don’t believe in free will. A 2014 study found that people with less belief in free will felt less grateful for events in their past as well as for favors from others. One way of thinking about this: if you don’t believe someone’s doing you a favor out of free will, you might not appreciate that favor as much! By Neil Peterson
But perhaps the most popular form of seeking happiness is through the accumulation of “things.” Materialism, though, is bought at a cost. A society that feels entitled to what it receives does not adequately express gratitude. Seen through the lens of buying and selling, relationships as well as things are viewed as disposable, and gratitude cannot survive this materialistic onslaught. The lack of gratitude is contagious, and is passed from one generation to the next.
Research has proven that gratitude is essential for happiness, but modern times have regressed gratitude into a mere feeling instead of retaining its historic value, a virtue that leads to action.  Robert Emmons University of California, Davis

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