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Message board > Just a thought...
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magneto
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@ Elderberrywine: I see your point...Rather disappointing, though, isn �t it? 
@Msilia: Yes, it is a way of showing that...But, then again, shouldn �t we praise our students when they do well to motivate them? Doesn �t a more explicit expression of appreciation (e.g. a simple "thank you") motivate you even more?
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4 Nov 2010
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edrodmedina
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My wife is a great cook. My consuming her food shows that I enjoy it. Thanking her let �s her know I appreciate it. Ed |
4 Nov 2010
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swissprof
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My philosophy in life is not to expect anything back when I give something, so I am not frustrated and if I get a "thank you" back I will appreciate it.
Everything I do , I do it with my heart, too , nobody obliges us to participate here ! The point is different when we are obliged to do something.
And sometimes, months later, years late you get the miost wonderful reward you wouldn �t even thought about it.
Don �t bother about it ! it �s good to know that generous people can still exist on our earth and in our wonderful site
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4 Nov 2010
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Bruna Dutra
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If we do things in life ONLY because we expect to be recognized or thanked for, then we might get disapponted quite often, not because people are bad, but maybe because we �re doing things for the wrong reason.
And everytime I see these requests or prompts on the forum I think to myself "why do people need a thank you so badly?" And I know not everyone "needs", but rather "appreciates" it. But even so, is this why we share ou work? To be thanked for? To be praised? I know little kids need a lot of praising, but that should decrease with age.
For those who thanked me for my work... I appreciate it and I thank them, I really do. For those who haven �t, I still feel very good about sharing it.
I expect a lot from people... I just don �t expect them to thank me for my every single action.
That�s why anonymous donations are the single most valuable form of generosity. People do it because it makes them feel good, not to be thanked for. Maybe we should learn from that.
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4 Nov 2010
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