Chapter 1: Inspirational articles about learning to be grateful. Gratitude is an eternal topic. There is a saying: "Only cherish will you have it, and gratitude will last forever!" Yes, at home, we should thank our parents for giving birth to us and our families for everything they have done for us. At work, we should thank our boss for building a good platform for us and our leading colleagues for their selfless help. In society, we are grateful for all the beautiful things that our relatives and friends have given us.
Nietzsche said, "Gratitude is the health of the soul." Many times, gratitude is not necessarily gratitude for great kindness, but an attitude towards life and a moral sentiment that is good at discovering and appreciating beauty. We can thank nature for everything. Our parents are good to us, and the people around us are also good to us. Sometimes, even a tree, a flower and a clear water deserve our grateful smile. However, in real life, there are always some people who do not know how to be grateful. They only have themselves in mind, even if they get help from others, it is natural.
Tell you a story: a ship sailed from England to France, and there were hundreds of tourists on board. Unfortunately, when the ship reached a coral area, it hit a rock and was about to capsize, but many people drowned because they couldn't swim. There is a young man named Jack on the boat. He is a good swimmer. In the face of danger, he didn't just run for his life, but kept swimming to save people, and a * * * saved more than 20 people.
Just when he had to save more people, he collapsed because of overwork. After waking up, he was taken to the hospital. When he heard that only 90 people on board were lucky enough to survive, he was very sad and kept complaining that he didn't try his best. Later, he was discharged from the hospital, but his legs were overworked and he could not return to normal function. He had to be accompanied by a wheelchair for the rest of his life. A few years later, on his birthday, his friend asked him, what impressed him the most in this life? Friends thought he would talk about his most proud feat of saving people, but he said sadly, "What impressed me most was that among the 20 people I saved from the water. Nobody came to say "thank you" to me.
How do you feel when you see this? The man who saved his life, are you sour in your heart? Haven't there been a word of thanks in these years? It makes people feel sad You know, only by knowing how to be grateful can your family be warmer; Only by knowing how to be grateful can friendship be stronger. To be a man, you must have a grateful heart, and you will get inner peace and tranquility. Be grateful, and there will be less resentment and trouble in life. Don't block others' kindness to you at will.
Knowing how to be grateful is a quality, a humanity and a low-key attitude towards life. After success, many people in the world tend to show off their efforts and completely deny those who have helped them. This kind of person just lacks gratitude. No matter how beautiful their appearance is, their life is a failure. So, be grateful wherever you go. Only in this way can our life be more exciting and meaningful!
Chapter 2: Inspirational articles about learning to be grateful What impressed me most about this topic in my mind was the picture of a little boy who saw his mother washing his grandmother's feet and carrying water to wash his mother's feet. This is a CCTV public service advertisement about the grateful relay between mother and child. It's very touching, and I'm very touched. I really want to wash my mother's feet.
But when my mother saw this public service advertisement, she turned to me and said solemnly, "I don't need you to express my gratitude in this way." I have arms and legs, at least now I don't need you to wash my feet. "
Yes, does mom need me to express my gratitude in this way? If the answer is no, then what is the correct way for us to express gratitude, and how can we really learn to be grateful? Is gratitude a stylized and symbolic emotional expression?
In fact, this problem has been bothering me for a long time. I have always wondered how to express my gratitude to my parents in an environment with abundant materials and superior conditions. Until one day, I had a new understanding of gratitude.
It was the winter day the year before last, and our family went to Xiamen for a holiday. At that time, our family was in Jiaxing, high-speed railway station. Dad dragged a big suitcase in one hand and bought a train ticket with a wallet in the other; Mother is dragging a suitcase in one hand and carrying a backpack in the other.
I told my mother that I was thirsty and wanted to drink water. My mother struggled to find the bottle of warm water in her backpack and handed it to me. I said I wanted to eat potato chips, and my mother struggled to dig out my favorite potato chips from her backpack.
At this time, my dad dragged my oversized suitcase around the crowd and told me, didn't you say you should learn to be grateful to your parents? I think it is the best gratitude for you to learn to share for your parents. Come on, the three of us are each responsible for a suitcase. Put the water you want to drink, the snacks you want to eat and the clothes you change into your suitcase, and you are responsible for it.
Since then, every time we travel, my father always has a big suitcase, my mother has a medium suitcase and I have a small suitcase. I tidy my clothes and take care of my things. I learned to share the burden for this family.
Fallen leaves hover in the air, composing a grateful movement, which is the tree's gratitude for the nourishment of the earth. The waves flow freely and play wonderful music. It is the stream that is thanking the warmth of spring. Because of gratitude, the world is warm; Because of gratitude, the world has vitality. I thank my parents because they gave me life. I finally learned the first step of gratitude in life, that is, learning to share in my own home.
Another thing that happened last summer vacation gave me a new understanding of gratitude. This matter is related to a person, that is, the principal of Shapu Township Central Primary School in Yunhe County, Zhejiang Province. He called Xiang. Selected in 20 15 "Zhejiang Good People List".
For his personal dream, he was admitted to Ningbo University, a national key university, step by step from a poor village. In 2005, he gave up the generous working conditions in Ningbo for his personal dream and returned to his hometown of Yunhe County Shapu Township Central Primary School as a teacher.
As the saying goes, man struggles upwards. I never understood what made him return to his hometown and become a teacher.
Last summer, with doubts, I followed my father's love aid team to Shapu Township Central Primary School. Although I learned about the difficulties in Shapu Township from my father before, I was really shocked by the natural conditions there when I got there.
Although it is in Zhejiang, an economically developed province in China, it actually takes 2.5 hours to drive a rural dirt road from Yunhe to Shapu Township. There is only one bus a day from Yunhe to Shapu; There are almost no cars and buildings in the township, only adobe houses rammed by loess; There are no hotels, small shops and markets in the village, and Shapu Township is a completely closed poor mountain village.
Although we are the best rooms in the village-teachers' dormitory, even these best rooms don't have the most basic sanitary facilities in the city. You have to run through a long corridor to go to the toilet. At the other end of the classroom, there is a toilet with only two boards above the cesspit.
The activity went well that day. After the activity, my father took me to the headmaster's house for a drink. After three rounds of drinking, President Xiang finally revealed his magical experience.
Guess how difficult it is to give birth to a college student in our ravine? Before me, there were no college students in our village for more than ten years. Good teachers refuse to come, and the teaching quality is poor; Being admitted to the university does not assign work, and parents do not attach importance to learning; Poor family conditions, even if admitted to the university, I can't afford to go to college.
The dim light shines on the headmaster's face, which is not much different from ordinary farmers. The power of wine began to make his face turn red, his eyes turned red, and his eyes were full of tears:
Guess what happened the day I received the college admission notice? I will never forget that day. On that day, all the men, women and children in the village came to my house. They just came to do one thing, put the money in my father's hand.
Some are 1200 yuan, and some are120 yuan, 0 yuan. I miraculously collected all my tuition fees that day.
Speaking of which, the headmaster's tears came down, and a big man cried in front of us:
Guess what happened the day I went to college? I remember that all the people in the village came to see me off that day, and thousands of men and women came to see me off to school. Until the car went away, I could still see them standing there and watching me go away.
The headmaster wiped her tears and went on to say:
When I graduated from college, our village head came to my house several times. Although he never said it, I understand that he wants me to go back to my hometown and teach more college students in the village. Some people may say that I am great, but I don't think I am great at all, because I know that this is my responsibility and this is my life. I think anyone will make the same choice as me.
After returning to the headmaster's house, I couldn't be calm for a long time. I finally understand from the headmaster that gratitude is actually a responsibility, a responsibility and a persistence. There is a saying that if you feel comfortable in your life, it is because many people are quietly paying for you.
They are border guards, power workers, people's teachers and construction workers ... People from all walks of life are conscientious, stick to their posts and make unremitting efforts for your happy life. Gratitude means working hard in your own post and working harder for others.
Gratitude is a state of mind, a quality and an art. It is difficult to learn to be grateful, but it is also very simple. Gratitude is an eternal topic in our life. Learn to be grateful and love life, and we will feel more happiness!