Ingratitude is Sharper Than A Serpent?s Tooth

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INKING LEAR; Shakespeare has labelled ingratitude as sharper than a serpent's tooth. Its cut is the unkindest cut of all. Of all the obnoxious behaviours, the Ugly sharp-toothed Ingratitude is the worst. It is more venomous than the serpent tooth.

We are aware that we have a great many things to be thankful for, yet we remain ungrateful most of the time. The reason being our egoistic temperament. Basically, we are egoistic. It's our arrogance that pulls us back from expressing our grateful thanks to our benefactors. If we are humble we will be grateful; Humility and gratefulness stay together.

Once the renowned educationist and benefactor of the poor, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, was told that someone had abused him. He was surprised and said, "I do not remember having benefited him in any way. Why should he speak ill of me "Only those, whom I help, speak ill of me."

This author (i.e. Safdar Zaidi) too is the victim of this kind of behaviour)

We should discard our false sense of ego and superiority complex. Never forget the people who helped you get to the privileged position you are in. Great people always acknowledge the helping hands . Nobody becomes rich or successful without the help of many along the way. Grateful people always acknowledge those helping hands.

In South Africa in a restaurant, Mahatma Gandhi thanked a waiter for his excellent manner of serving food. The waiter replied, "I shall never forget this sir because in 25 years of my service as a waiter I have not heard a single word of Thanks".

For your overall success in life, apart from knowledge and skill, you also require proper attitude. An attitude of gratitude is undoubtedly of prime importance, it adds irresistible charm to your personality.

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