It is subtle, it is subjective
The way to respond to a favor
Each good deed, all acts of kindness
Done to us deserves a response
From the depth of our heart.
Our Creator cherishes the most
Every act of gratitude
Appreciation is precious to the Heavens
For it unlocks more bountiful channels
Like never before on this planet.
Our gratitude begins from the morn
Before we rise and see the sunrise
And the beauty or non-beauty of the day
Each new day offers the golden chance
To erase previous mistakes and blunders
And offer thanks to Him who gives life
Everyday really offers its blessing
For mortals to appreciate
So, we get more out of this life
Regardless of all ebbs and flow.
This life is a stage of excitement
Danger lurks wherever we go
But with a grateful heart our minds open
We ascend vistas hitherto unknown
To renew and strengthen the faith in us
We owe gratitude to all our benefactors
To every little gift we must give ‘thanks’
To even a great gift, it is also ‘thanks’
We have no foe, no antagonists
Each may be different, but divinely sent.
Thanks to our Creator, and our colleagues
And each from we obtain favor and grace
Even if just a modicum of grace
Gratitude all the time is all we owe
Sometimes life seems dark and dreary
Then let’s appreciate all we have
By this we open wide the floodgate
To receive more and more
As we export gratitude, seamless favors roll in
This dictum exists through all ages.
Teach us then O great Lord to cherish our gifts
Be they great or small
Regardless of their nature and timing
Each time we fulfil our desires
It calls for celebration and thanks
It is therewith that we dredge the channel
A pathway for continuous flow in the river of time
It is only the grateful heart
The most appreciative soul that remains
A steady fountain that receives boundless blessings.
It is the apex of all other virtues
Each time count your blessings and see
How gratitude will turn your life around
The road to utopia is peace and wisdom
Both of these are hidden in gratitude
Buddha entrenched gratitude in his teachings
Taught how to turn confusion into clarity
To banish fear and poverty, embrace gratitude
To open the divine fountain, first adopt that culture
For every kind deed, even if only life, give gratitude.