Appreciation is one of the most neglected virtues of our daily existence. Give your view either for or against the statement.
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Explanation:
The word Appreciation is a wonderful word.
It literally means- recognition of the value or significance of something-
A written assessment of an artist or work especially a favorable one.
Showing a gesture of gratitude-
There too exists another word- Criticism.
It is impossible to envision the good life without gratitude. Gratitude is a virtue with
unusual power. It makes life better for self and for others. Awareness of its importance raises
inescapable big questions: How gratefully or ungratefully will each of us live our own lives?
Why will we choose to do so, and with what effects on ourselves and those around us? Writing
in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy, Elizabeth Loder (2006) noted
“Gratitude affects how a person conceives the world and expects others to behave. It
increases interpersonal receptivity. It seeps into one’s being and affects all dispositions
pervasively” (p. 176). One-half century earlier, famed sociologist Georg Simmel declared that
gratitude is “the moral memory of mankind.” If every grateful action, he went on to say, were
suddenly eliminated, society would crumble.
Regardless of one’s worldview, faith tradition, or philosophical leaning, gratitude is
much admired. A smattering of quotes reveals the power and potential of this virtue:
“Whatever you are in search of—peace of mind, prosperity, health, love—it is waiting for you
if only you are willing to receive it with an open and grateful heart” (Breathnach, 1996).
Elsewhere the same author refers to gratitude as “the most passionate transformative force in
the cosmos” (p. 2). Another popular treatment of the topic refers to it as “one of the most
empowering, healing, dynamic instruments of consciousness vital to demonstrating the life
experiences one desires” (Richelieu, 1996, p. 222). Lock and key metaphors are especially
common; gratitude has been referred to as “the key that opens all doors” that which “unlocks
the fullness of life,” and the “key to abundance, prosperity, and fulfillment” (Emmons & Hill,
2001, Hay, 1996).