{"id":342,"date":"2020-06-22T07:01:29","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T07:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/?p=342"},"modified":"2020-06-22T07:01:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T07:01:29","slug":"joy-is-the-simplest-form-of-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.competitionreview.in\/blogs\/2020\/06\/22\/joy-is-the-simplest-form-of-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"JOY IS THE SIMPLEST FORM  OF GRATITUDE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joy is the greatest gift that one can receive.\nIt is one of the closest emotions that resemble the love of God on earth, the\npower of joy is a miracle-maker. It is said, \u201cIf you carry joy in your heart\nyou can heal any moment<em>\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The power of gratitude is exemplified as joy in\nits purest and simplest form. This is seen in all walks of life, from the smile\non a toddler\u2019s face when he gets his way at lunch or the sparkle in the people\nof rural India who are pulled out of darkness by Prime Minister Mr.&nbsp;Narendra\nModi\u2019s SAUBHAGYA initiative. The gratitude of any individual, irrespective of\ntheir age or economic status, is expressed in the form of joy. It is an innate\nsense of reverence that shows our thankfulness for a contribution made to add\nvalue to our lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joy is innate, it is an emotion that is\nexpressed through laughter, love and goodness. We live in an age where it is\npossible to produce instant joy, where fast cars and fast cash are the marks of\njoy. It is only a matter of time before we realise the harsh realities of life\nand we are able to see that fast cars are not half as good as happiness and\nfast cash is meaningless when you have an incurable disease.&nbsp; Amidst the turmoil of false claims and\nshortcuts to joy, the modern man has one question: What is the path to true\njoy? The answer is very simple\u2014Gratitude. It is said that when gratitude is\nshown sincerely, the benefits are manifold\u2014it is a positive energy force that\nresonates through the whole humanity. This positive energy is produced from\nacts of gratitude and it ultimately leads to joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gratitude is the building block of a healthy\nrelationship. The accomplishment of stable relationships that have mutually\ninclusive benefits showcases the highest amount of joy. That is why\npartnerships of highly successful companies usually have friendships that\nlasted a long time. It is a well-known fact that gratitude and joy go together\nto provide a righteous living experience. Joy is not dependent on anything. If\nyou can laugh by yourself and at the same time have a stable mind, you are\namong the elite few geniuses and artists that can achieve this feat. It is\nscientifically proven that people who express unconditional joy at least five\ntimes a day are able to live more sufficient lives than others. Gratitude is mostly\ndependent on joy. The cohesive force that binds gratitude to joy is the power\nof grace. The universal formula to arrive at joy is to add grace and gratitude\ntogether. Kevin Rogers, the pastor of a church in Canada, has likened grace to\nbe an imaginary secretary and a life-coach. Through the presence of grace, he\nis able <br>\nto make the right decisions with the people he meets and it teaches him the\nability to stay humble even at points of ego-fuelled pride. The joy of\ngratitude needs grace to exist, otherwise it may get overlooked by our thoughts\nor dissolved by egotistic intentions. It is popularly said that you reap what\nyou sow and if you want to reap joy and gratitude, you must sow in grace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exultation of reaching joy and giving joy is\nreaped as the fruit of gratitude. The horde of transactions which happen every\nsecond these days dissolve the integral nature of gratitude and joy. It is\nimperative to note that life without gratitude is a breeding ground for\npernicious habits. An example of this discord in joy and gratitude is the\nsuicide of a Chartered Accountant. An effort was made to find out why he\ncommitted suicide. His records and books were examined, but no shortcoming was\nfound. Nothing could be uncovered that gave any clue as to why he took his\nlife\u2014that is, until a note was discovered. It simply said : \u201cIn thirty years of\nservice, I have never had one word of gratitude. I\u2019m fed up!\u201d Many people go\nthrough their lives, working hard to create a better world for other people and\nthey do not get any recognition for their efforts. This can send them into a\nspiral of fatal depression and make them believe that it is the norm not to\nshow any sign of gratitude and joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may seem ephemeral to say a \u2018thank you\u2019 or\nshake a hand or show a caring smile, but that tiny act of kindness can bring\nabout the greatest gift on earth\u2014JOY! Joy is defined by success, forgiveness,\ngratitude and sovereignty. These joys all have differing amounts of effect,\nranging from good to greatest. The one thing that is common to all these types\nof joy is the simplicity and purity of expression that it warrants for the\nvarious emotions and feelings that one experiences.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The relevance of the joy-gratitude relationships\ncan be explained explicitly by these cartoon anecdotes, \u201ca man falls into a\nhole and calls out for help to rescue him, a passer-by hears him and gets to\nhim and throws him a rope, but he is still stuck in the hole. The passer-by\ndoes not hold on to the other end of the rope.\u201d That is an example of a\nsituation where there is no gratitude, a person might do a piece of work for\nyou and if you do not show your gratitude, the joy is lost for good.&nbsp; Another incident where you see this\nrelationship of gratitude and joy is when \u201ca boy is flying a kite and his kite\nis higher than the clouds, it can\u2019t be seen by the naked eye. A passer-by asks\nhim how he knows the kite is still on the other end, the boy tells him he feels\nthe tug\u201d. That one act of gratitude and joy you show today to someone you meet\ncould be the \u2018tug\u2019 they need to believe in the goodness of life. It might be a\ndark and empty life we live, but the joy and gratitude of our duties give us\nmeaning and faith in a better world waiting for us. \n\nThe act of rejoicing, which is a derivative of gratitude in its simplest\nform, is said to make us friends with God. Does this not serve to be the\ngreatest prize that the human mind can imagine? Why is it then we put off\nshowing joy in our gratitude? The answer is more complex than what meets the\neye, but it can all be classified into the evil of corruption. Once we are able\nto cut this off from our minds then we are definitely able to live the fruits\nof freedom that represents a truly graceful, peaceful and joyful life. Let us\nstrive to make this idyllic realisation recognisable so it may be well with the\nwhole world.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joy is the greatest gift that one can receive. It is one of the closest emotions that resemble the love of God on earth, the power of joy is a miracle-maker. It is said, \u201cIf you carry joy in your heart you can heal any moment\u201d. 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