Hello ,
The bigger our sense of entitlement, the smaller our sense of gratitude .... [Our entitlement mindset] has led to a proliferation of lawsuits: when we don't get something we really want, we sue somebody.
For example:
- The San Francisco Giants were once sued for passing out Father's Day gifts to men only.
- A psychology professor sued for sexual harassment because of the presence of mistletoe at a Christmas party.
- A psychic was awarded $986,000 when a doctor's CAT scan impaired her psychic abilities. You have to wonder about this third one: If she really was a psychic, shouldn't she have known not to go to that doctor in the first place?
There is, it would seem, a direct link between our sense of entitlement, and our sense of gratitude for the wonderful things in life that we DO have. This concept reminded me of listening to the story of a ministry colleague who had traveled to another country and ate, as a special guest in the small hut of an older single woman. He reported that she had worked for an
entire week to be able to afford the luxury of two oranges to serve to her dinner guest.
My friend went on to say of this women, "She had only a mat on a dirt floor, and a picture of Jesus on her wall, but you would be hard-pressed to find someone as contented and grateful as she."
Have a great day and God bless!
