As a young child, you were probably taught the importance of having good manners, especially of saying ~ thank you ~ so that now it is automatic for anyone who has been helpful to you.
When dogs have a ball thrown for them and are told to "Bring it back" and the dogs do so, they are usually patted, then thanked.
Yet there is a huge category of ~ Beings ~ completely disregarded by the majority of the world's peoples, that is so-called "inanimate objects."
Even helpful Beings used many times a day are not thanked, despite what is generally thought, they have feelings too and appreciate being thanked.
Before I purchased Calvin, my first computer, Christine was doing special book typing for me on her computer. One day, she telephoned to say that her computer had been "acting up" and that she was having major problems with the "damn thing," surprising words from mild, mannered Christine.
I asked her if she had ever asked her computer its name, she said that she had not thought to do so. I explained that in a quiet alone time, she should relax, with a blank screen on the monitor, gently stoke a side of the screen saying and meaning it, "I regret that I have never asked you your name." She said hesitantly that she would try it.
Later that day, after repeated difficulties with her computer, she decided to follow my suggestion. She waited, did mind-relaxing, then suddenly clearly heard, "My name is Penelope." A disbelieving Christine thanked Penelope, put her words on the screen saver. Penelope immediatly healed and had a long life.
Tomorrow morning say hello and thank you to your tooth brush. I just noticed, tooth means one, why not ~ teeth brush? Perhaps, it originated with the man who could only see singles and also named foot and eye doctors ~ when it should obviously be Feet and Eyes doctors.
Have you thanked the unknown persons who invented the first and the current toilet and this marvelous Being itself? Do you know that early versions of flush toilets existed since the 31st century B.C. in Britain? The Romans had their also clever versions. Englishman, Sir John Harington developed the early version of the modern flush toilet in 1596. Many people initially did not want to use them thinking that it was unsanitary to have a "water closet" inside a house. Some of this information came from Wikipedia, go to that site for interesting information about this important Being.
Have you thanked your Bed, a Picture on your living room wall, your House, your Car, the Bus that is there for you when you need it, the tall Tree that shades your house from the summer's sun ~ each morning plan to thank at least five Beings.
When something finishes, do not swear at it as so many people do, thank it for all it has done for you and all that it will continue to do in its recycled future.
All The Beings In My Life
Regardless Of Purpose, Size Or Age
Regardless Of Purpose, Size Or Age
Appreciate That I Thank Each Of Them
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