DONT BE SURPRISED AT INGRATITUDE

You must have noticed how often in life you have been very good and kind to people, helped them when they were in distress, given them a shoulder to lean upon, and been more than a good friend. And all this happened when they were in need and you were in a position to help them.

You must also have noticed how, after some time, the same people change their attitude towards you when they are no longer in need.

At first their visits to your home become less and less, and later their telephone calls and emails become infrequent to the point of disappearing altogether.

The Final Clinch is when they do not even send you New Year's Greetings. And then you know you are out of their minds altogether, and you wonder what you had done to make them so distant.

Actually the fact is that it was not your fault at all.

The fact is that what had brought them to you was their need, and now that the need no longer exists, you dont exist either.

This is human Nature.

Gratitude does not remain ingrained in the human mind for long.

As a matter of fact gratitude is not a basic human feeling like love, anger, fear, courage, selfishness or unselfishness etc etc.

It is not part of human nature and it does not "stick " there for long.

As a matter of fact what is part of human nature is ingratitude.

So dont be surprised when people are not grateful for what you did for them-- remember ingratitude is ingrained in the human mind and is part of human nature.

You dont want anything from them, not even gratitude, you were simply being good and helpful, but it is indeed hurtful for you to see them simply walk away when you have fulfilled their needs. That is where the expression "being dropped like a wet rag" probably came from.

People are not grateful to God for the beautiful world he gave to them as a gift without asking. On the contrary they go against his laws of love, mercy and justice, and use his gifts to oppose his laws upon earth.

So if people can make bold as to not to be grateful to God Himself, then small wonder that they are not grateful to you for any favors you may have done to them in life. So be not surprised.