Comments on: Three Reasons to Express Gratitude

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:16:47 +0000

In reply to Rupert Kwan. Hello Rupert, that’s quite a story you shared with us! The story of gratitude to the driving instructor who taught you the safety and accountability when driving in the streets of Canada :). A quarter of a century passed but the lessons stayed with you. Thank you so much for sharing them with us. Sounds to me like you have many more great stories in you. We just need to get them out :).

By: Rupert Kwan

Rupert Kwan — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 18:11:43 +0000

Thank you very much Natella. My first encounter with gratitude in Canada was about my driving test in Vancouver twenty four years ago. I was already a driver of twenty five years experience in Hong Kong which has been quite challenging, as the roads are wider here, traffic was much lighter too. But I hired a driving instructor anyway before my driving test, and went along with his suggestions claiming I was a new learner, just to know what was the safety driving practices during driving test. My driving test officer knew I was lying after my parallel parking in a busy street in the beginning of the test. I didn’t argue and said I was sorry for lying, I told him I need the driving license to start my new life right away. The officer was very friendly and accepted my explanation. Then I was very happy to continue my driving test with a peace of mind. I did check the road conditions very often and talking to the officer about traveling experience while I followed the flow of the traffic. All of a sudden, the officer banged the car panels and shouted : “What are you doing? Look how fast you are driving!” Oops, I was driving about 60 km in 50 km zone. I immediately apologized again saying I was following the bus ahead and wasn’t even close. The officer then asked me a trick question, he said if RCMP gave you a speeding ticket for driving 51 km in a 50 km zone. Are you guilty or not? I said I would tell the Judge that my car odometer is not a digital meter, so I really don’t know whether I am speeding or not. The officer said no, 51 km is 51km, you are speeding in a 50 km zone. Do you understand ? I said yes I understand. He then told me to drive back to the driving test office. At the end of the test, he said that he deducted 10 marks and I passed the test. I was so relieved to learn my new country’s honest systems and compassionate minds are so common. I am very much grateful to learn it so early and now I am driving carefully day in day out. Thank you very much again Natella, without reading your blog, I would have forgotten my speeding driving test already.

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 06:37:31 +0000

In reply to Melissa.

Beautifully said, Melissa! Sounds so inspiring. And it’s so true – there is a direct connection between gratitude and happiness. Counting our blessings is the surest way to happiness 🙂

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 09:33:54 +0000

Thank you.. How rarely do we think about the power of this word. By saying this simple word you can melt the heart f a person, show your respect to him. If we learn to thank, then we will learn to appreciate what we have and be happy with what we have. Ungrateful and discontented people can’t be happy. Gratitude is very important. We need to say thank you for everything!

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 04:11:47 +0000

In reply to Jason Johnson. You are welcome Jason. Thank you too for your most valuable contributions to this blog through sharing your insights, viewpoints and experiences with our readers. I believe by raising a gracious and grateful young person you are making another major contribution to our society. It creates a ripple effect that you may not even be aware of.

By: Jason Johnson

Jason Johnson — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 17:37:28 +0000

Thank you Natella for sharing your experience as it helps us all to understand some of the unique challenges that you faced throughout your journey from Azerbaijan. I feel that it is my responsibility when out in public to show appreciation to people when and where appropriate. A small but very important gesture of respect and kindness. The lessons that Jason and Brian taught to you Natella reminded me of teaching my young daughter those same nuances of showing gratitude and appreciation. It was a rewarding process for me to teach her the importance of saying “Thank You” as a young girl and in what situations she was supposed to say “Thank You”. Seeing her now as a gracious young woman makes me a proud father.

By: Lida

Lida — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:50:27 +0000

In reply to Natella Isazada. Exactly, being grateful and showing your gratitude brings love, success and happiness . Thank you very much, Natella, for your inspirational post!

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 05:50:59 +0000

In reply to Roya. Thank you too Roya!

By: Roya

Roya — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 05:45:15 +0000

Saying thank you creates love, thank you Natella for your inspirational post!

By: Natella Isazada

Natella Isazada — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 02:16:44 +0000

In reply to Aydan. Thank you Aydan! As always it’s good to see you here :)