The
use of the word “thank you” should always be a part of our everyday life. A day
should not go by without saying “thank you” with a smile to someone. One
particular day I needed to get a phone pouch and a charger but I was not sure I
could get it around. However, I decided to step into a Phone Shop around the
corner without any hope of getting what I wanted anyway. To my amazement they
didn’t just have what I wanted, they had the exact colour I wanted. You should
have seen the thrill and beam on my face knowing I didn’t have to go too far to
get it. After placing my order and paying, on my way out I said “thank you”
with a big smile. The sales representative replied “you shouldn’t say thank
you, we are suppose to tell you thank you for patronizing us”. Again I smiled
and said “thank you for the good customer service you offered to me and for
having what I wanted”. I walked out of the shop asking myself “what is the
importance of saying thank you”.
Personally
I believe saying “thank you” is an act of gratitude and appreciation. And every
moment is an opportunity for thank you. Saying thank you goes a long way to
make each day a better day for everyone. When a door man opens the door for
you, he’s just doing the job he gets paid to do so you might say to yourself “I
don’t necessarily have to tell him thank you”. Yes it's just his job but a
thank you could make him do his job better knowing that someone appreciates
what he’s doing and doesn’t take it for granted. 'Thank you' shows our appreciation and conveys our gratitude.
But more than that, it is a sign of respect to the person who has helped you or
offered a service to you no matter how little. And that is why saying thank you
matters.
Saying 'thank you' is an everyday etiquette
and a simple courtesy that takes just a moment. It costs nothing, not even
effort. But it's also one of the most important ways in which we interact with
others, both those closest to us and those with whom we have contact for the briefest of times. We say thank you for gifts, thank you for favors, and thank you for
assistance in times of need. But it's not only for the 'big' things thank you matters, we also say 'thank you' as
we're handed our change in the store, thank you to someone who holds the door
for us, and thank you to the person who allows you get in front of him on the
queue. It's a phrase that is pretty much ubiquitous, but it's never unwanted,
and it can mean so much. So, how often do you say thank you? Do you say thank
you only to those you love, those you wish to impress or judge to be important?
Or do you generously sprinkle your daily interactions with these two golden words?
Saying thank
you certainly matters to the person you say it to, but it can have great
rewards for you too. Sure, you can get a long way without it, but you'll get a
lot further with it! Thank
you for taking the time out to read my article. Thank you to my family and my
precious friends who have always been my inspiration. Thank you to the people I
meet everyday who help me see life from a different viewpoint.
