gratitude is a feeling of recognition, an emotion to know that a person has done a good deed, a help, in favor of another. Gratitude is a kind of debt, is wanting to thank the other person for having done something very beneficial to them.
Gratitude occurs whenever someone does something the other would like to happen, not expecting anything else in return, and it makes the person who did the action feel happy and the person who received it too. Gratitude brings with it a series of other feelings, such as love, loyalty, friendship and much more, gratitude is said to be a very noble feeling.
The word gratitude comes from the Latin term free, which can be translated as grateful or grateful. also derives from graciousness, which means grace.
feeling of gratitude
Feeling grateful is also associated with a state of mind and does not just refer to good events. The feeling of gratitude can be related to all events in a person's life, who can also feel grateful for bad experiences that brought him some learning.
Thus, gratitude can be related not only to the graces or help received, but to all the experiences lived by a person during their life and their relationships.
Gratitude and the Catholic Religion
Gratitude is also a very popular term used by the Catholic religion. The faithful often make requests for help, help and protection, and when something they ask God happens, there is a feeling of gratitude, looking for a way to give thanks for having achieved a grace.
One of the most important characteristics of the Christian faith is the Gratitude to God. Several verses in the Bible talk about the importance of being grateful to God for all that He has done for your children. For this reason, gratitude to God (and consequently to other people) must be one of the qualities of a person who believes in God. There are also several songs composed with the theme of gratitude to God.
St. Thomas Aquinas wrote a Treatise of Gratitude and, according to him, this feeling has three different levels of understanding.
- Acknowledgment of the grace or favor received.
- Feeling of gratitude for what was received, feeling of emotion for having received spontaneous help.
- Repayment of grace received, not out of obligation, but to allow others to experience the same feeling.
Difference between gratitude and thanks
If expressions are analyzed according to their origins, a difference can be established between the use of the terms "gratitude" and "thank you". It is important to know that this difference is based on the etymological differences of the expressions, not necessarily representing a difference in their daily use.
THE gratitude it is an emotion that recognizes something good that has happened to a person. Therefore, it is the experience of emotion for a grace received.
the term thanks, by the origin of the word, refers to an obligation. Thus, when using the expression thanked, there would be an obligation to repay what was received.
Gratitude and Emotional Well-Being
There are studies that show that the genuine feeling of gratitude can be linked to the feeling of well-being in relation to emotions.
Thus, people who experience the real appreciation of the feeling caused by gratitude could feel more prosperous, peaceful and happy in their lives.
See also the meaning of Day of Thanksgiving.