A man was being known to be very kind to those around him. In many occasions, he would be very polite to the people on the streets even strangers. Even when criticism or comments that were not so constructive that were hurled at him and heard by him, he was not hurt by them. He simply said, "Thank you!"
A curious reporter walked past and took notice of the behavior of this man. When the crowd was gone, he seized the opportunity to talk to the man. As he examined the man sitting by himself on the bench, he saw his eyes was closed. The reporter could see on his facial features that he was a man weathered by many years of hardwork and restlessness.
Awakened by the shove, the man rubbed his eyes and looked at the reporter. After listening to the questions, the man told the reporter his story. Beginning from his childhood to the teenage years and to his adult years, the man narrated the details of life he had, with family, with work and with people in life.
After the interview, the reporter was touched and thanked the man for sharing his life. As the reporter walked away and shaking his head to awaken himself back to the present reality, he recalled a phrase the man spoke that impressed and touched him deeply. The man said that he was used to being thankful in every situation so much that he would say "thank you" at all times.
Used to being thankful.
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