Ｑ77. What is gratitude?

Gratitude is an urge in which delight comes from another's ability.

　　Gratitude is an emotion that branches out from delight depending on the situation.
　　Delight is a form of self-presentation in a group. However, depending on the situation there are things that you should not present to others.
　　If you use another's ability delight is not a suitable emotion because delight's purpose is self-presentation. For example, a child gets a toy from a relative other than its parents and shouts, "Yay!" At this time the parents teach the child telling them, "Say thank you." As a result the child learns to feel gratitude when he or she feels delight from other people's actions. Gratitude requires disciplining like with shame and guilt.
　　For example, gratitude occurs when delight is caused by others, such as you receive a lot of money from friends when you have trouble with money.
　　A behavior of gratitude is smiling, but if you feel it too strongly you may cry. People may bow their head to show gratitude. "Thank you," is a phrase of gratitude. If the emotion is too strong people may go down on their knees and bow their heads to the floor. It is a signal saying "I will repay you someday."
　　Gratitude shows good will towards the person who brought delight to you. Gratitude promotes altruistic behaviors and improves human relationships. It strengthens the bond of a group.
　　When soccer players score a goal they often thank God. This kind of thought is also developed as an effect of gratitude, which strengthens the bond of the group. Regarding everything as by the grace of God, and every person in group gives thanks to same God, this has the effect of decreasing friction in human relationships. This reduces the effect of pushing others away that delight has, and avoids arousing the jealousy of others.Ｑ77. What is gratitude?
Gratitude is an urge in which delight comes from another's ability.

　　Gratitude is an emotion that branches out from delight depending on the situation.
　　Delight is a form of self-presentation in a group. However, depending on the situation there are things that you should not present to others.
　　If you use another's ability delight is not a suitable emotion because delight's purpose is self-presentation. For example, a child gets a toy from a relative other than its parents and shouts, "Yay!" At this time the parents teach the child telling them, "Say thank you." As a result the child learns to feel gratitude when he or she feels delight from other people's actions. Gratitude requires disciplining like with shame and guilt.
　　For example, gratitude occurs when delight is caused by others, such as you receive a lot of money from friends when you have trouble with money.
　　A behavior of gratitude is smiling, but if you feel it too strongly you may cry. People may bow their head to show gratitude. "Thank you," is a phrase of gratitude. If the emotion is too strong people may go down on their knees and bow their heads to the floor. It is a signal saying "I will repay you someday."
　　Gratitude shows good will towards the person who brought delight to you. Gratitude promotes altruistic behaviors and improves human relationships. It strengthens the bond of a group.
　　When soccer players score a goal they often thank God. This kind of thought is also developed as an effect of gratitude, which strengthens the bond of the group. Regarding everything as by the grace of God, and every person in group gives thanks to same God, this has the effect of decreasing friction in human relationships. This reduces the effect of pushing others away that delight has, and avoids arousing the jealousy of others.