Thesamegoesforthecompliment.Whenyousincerelycomplimentapersonorextendhimacourtesy,heisgoingtoreceiveadirectbenefitandlikehimselfbetter.Itisimpossibleforyoutomakesomeonefeelbetterandnofeelbetteryourself.
當你對別人微笑，別人也會對你報以微笑，你自然會感覺很棒。即使他沒有對你報以微笑，你也會感覺很棒，因為你認識到世界上最貧窮的人就是從不微笑的人，當你對那個人微笑，你立刻變得更加富有。
讚美也是這個道理。當你真誠地讚揚抑或恭維一個人時，他將立刻受益，更喜歡自己。當你讓別人感覺更好時，你自己也會感覺更好。
TobeGratefulinOurLife感恩的心
OncePresidentRoosevelt’shousewasbrokenintoandlotsofthingswerestolen.Hearingthis,oneofRoosevelt’sfriendswrotetohimandadvisedhimnottotakeittohisheartsomuch.PresidentRooseveltwrotebackimmediately,saying,”Dearfriend,thankyouforyourlettertocomfortme.I’mallrightnow.IthinkIshouldthankGod.Thisisbecauseofthefollowingthreereasons:firstly,thethiefonlystolethingsfrommebutdidnothurtmeatall;secondly,thethiefhasstolensomeofmythingsinsteadofallmythings;thirdly,mostluckilyforme,itwasthemanratherthanmewhobecameathief…”ItwasquiteunluckyforanyonetobestolenfromHowever,PresidentRoosevelthadsuchthreereasonstobesograteful.Thisstorytellsushowwecanlearntobegratefulinourlife.
Beinggratefulisanimportantphilosophyoflifeandagreatwisdom.Itisimpossibleforanyonetobeluckyandsuccessfulallthetimesolongashelivesintheworld.Weshouldlearnhowtofacefailureormisfortunebravelyandgenerouslyandtotrytodealwithit.Ifso,shouldwecomplainaboutourlifeandbecomefrustratedanddisappointedeversincethenorshouldwebegratefulforourlife,riseagainourselvesafterafall?WilliamThackeray,afamousBritishwriter,said,“Lifeisamirror.Whenyousmileinfrontofit,itwillalsosmileandsowillitwhenyoucrytoit.”Ifyouaregratefultolife,itwillbringyoushiningsunlight.Ifyoualwayscomplainabouteverything,youmayownnothingintheend.Whenwearesuccessful,wecansurelyhavemanyreasonsforbeinggrateful,butwehaveonlyoneexcusetoshowungratefulnessifwefail.