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the best two words in the world...

how great is it to be appreciated? the sweetest words you get when you do someone a favor, or something that they value, are 'thank you' and somehow, we sometimes overlook that word.

i take time to think about and reflect on the days' events, and it never fails to make me smile when i remember someone thanking me for something i did for them - or just for something i did. these little things tend to remind me of the value that people have - and the value thay give to other people.

have you ever stopped to think about that person in the jeepney who reached for, and passed on your fair? did you thank him or her? well, when i think about it, they valued me as a person, and thus i must be able to return the favor. i try my best to thank the person who has either consciously or unconsciously helped me on something. i'm also thankful to people who do the same. =)

its just a practice of mine to say thanks to people who have done something for me directly or indirectly. and i hope people who read this would make it a practice too - so that the next time you hear a person say 'thank you...', be reminded that you have been valuable, because you have been given value by another. the least we can do really, is return the favor by valueing the person who valued you, and be reminded that 'yes, you are welcome.' =)

have a nice one ya'll... =)

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