This is the most frequently used word in any conversation. In return of a smallest favor (may not be a favor at all) to a big help, we will get the word thanks.
Today conversation, even between friends becomes too formal. Does in this era only formal and professional relations exist ? ?
Wat does the word represents ? just a formality. If someone helps us, we say thanks and everything ends. Is this single word enough ? You may argue that you wanna to show your gratitude. Then also, do we really need to show our gratitude with words to friends ? ? Do we really need to explicitly slow our feeling with words ? ? Wat message does it give ? tat you have just showed your gratitude but didn't felt any appreciation by heart. So, your friendship is not bound to heart.
Or in this era true friendship rarely exist ? ?
Today conversation, even between friends becomes too formal. Does in this era only formal and professional relations exist ? ?
Wat does the word represents ? just a formality. If someone helps us, we say thanks and everything ends. Is this single word enough ? You may argue that you wanna to show your gratitude. Then also, do we really need to show our gratitude with words to friends ? ? Do we really need to explicitly slow our feeling with words ? ? Wat message does it give ? tat you have just showed your gratitude but didn't felt any appreciation by heart. So, your friendship is not bound to heart.
Or in this era true friendship rarely exist ? ?
I remember, I have said thanks to you. So am I not your true friend? X-( haha..
ReplyDeletewell, things may happen the other way round. If you help a stranger, and he doesn't say 'thanks', one might get a feeling that "Look, I did this for him.. He doesn't have courtesy to say thanks! What does one word cost?"
It's when ppl say 'thanks' and they don't acutally mean it, that the word loses its value. well, it's not easy to stop expecting!
-amruta
Thanks has now become overused - people use Thanks to finish a conversation, to express their acknowledgement of some small task, but sometimes, many times, a thanks is the only way to express gratitude.
ReplyDeleteWhen some of my colleagues did something nice for me, I can only smile widely, and say thanks a lot ! How else would you tell them that you liked their thoughtfullness?
Ironically, a related point is that if you have high expectations, you would expect everyone to do things for you, and then would not feel happy when they did it, and would not say a thanks !
I agree with strangers thanks is required to show ur gratitude. But still it does not mean such words are required even with friends. Specially as kriti pointed out its overuse is irritating.
ReplyDeleteThe reason may be expectation, you expect friends to help you, so no need to say thanks for little favors. But it does not mean you didn't feel happy, it simple represent depth of your friendship.