Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.
There are ways from light into darkness and from darkness into light. There are ways, also, from the gloom into deeper darkness, and from the dawn into brighter light. The wise man will use the light he has to receive more light. He will constantly advance in the knowledge of truth.
Without faith there is no knowledge, without knowledge there is no virtuous conduct, without virtues there is no deliverance, and without deliverance there is no perfection.
If you are a compassionate person and you are radiating compassion, then others are bound to receive those radiations of compassion from you.
