| We regularly exchange greetings like, "Hello! Thanks for always
being so helpful." But sometimes we simply say these words as a greeting
and don't have as much gratitude as the words imply. Likewise, some people utter many words of gratitude while at the bottom of their hearts they do not feel very much. As it lies at the bottom of your heart, nobody is able to tell what you really think. However, the darker side of what you really think will unexpectedly come forward and become apparent to others. As our eyes are said to be the windows to our hearts, looking deep into other persons' eyes, you can generally see through to their true intentions. It is also said often that real intentions become obvious by the way people say their good-byes. You cannot physically see the heart with your eyes. If you try to see into a person's heart, you had better see how the person reflects on your own heart, instead of looking at the person from the outside. Whether you are truly thankful or not may be more easily judged by others than by yourself. As is easily seen by the existence of the phrase, "tacit understanding," people have experienced from ancient times that a person's thoughts can be conveyed from one heart to another without using words. Because people's fate starts with encounters between them, you must realize again the importance of being sincerely thankful to those whom you meet and serve others by giving your whole mind. |
| All over the world, people frequently use the words, "Thank you." However, are we not forgetting that mankind has learned from experience that we can make the fates smile upon us if we say those words truly from the heart? |