Gratitude is very important. I always read that in books, live in the now, and being of a grateful demeanor. Why though is it so important ? Personally I think for two reasons:
1) it puts the ego in its proper place
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2) it reinforces the understanding that you are part of the show : the gratitude is for the bits of the show that are not you. One is normally grateful to the creator, or others but never to oneself.
Thanyou bushycat for posting that
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