Thank you

The spirit of gratefulness is seldom allowed to settle on many people
Most of those who let it court them, begrudgingly do so
Why they have to be forced to acknowledge that something indeed needs their thanks I wonder about
I’m talking about things that come delivered on a silver platter
To get someone to acknowledge that it has come on a silver platter is difficult
NOTE: to GET them to acknowledge
They do not freely acknowledge
“Yes, it’s on a silver platter, but I also wanted my name engraved on the platter”
I do pray for those I know who cannot freely say ‘thank you’
Many people say thanks out of obligation
I think it’s also becoz we think many of these things are due to us anyway
I don’t know how they get to thinking that way
But that’s the only way I can explain such things
Maybe I’m expecting too much out of people
But how much do they expect to get for zilch?
A LOT
A job, a house, a car, a family, beautiful children, food daily, wealth, holidays, free time……
The list is actually endless
They should come round to reality and answer the question that u’ll be asked around here if u expect something from the blue
“kuti waitei?” = “What have u done to deserve that?”
I think next time before complaining about what we don’t have and should have
Ask yourself ‘ what have I done?”
Once u can ask yourself that u can naturally be able to ask again, “Do I deserve all this good fortune?”
And when u realise that the answer to the last question is NO, u’ll see that giving thanks will be second nature
There are many people who don’t have it as easy as we do
The basics which we expect daily, some only wish for
Most have never even experienced them
They just know it’s possible and daily pray/work/wait for their turn to come
Our turn is now and we do not acknowledge it
How harder can our hearts get
I sometimes weep in the spirit
We still want more
Oh! what are we?