A Sincere "Thank You" - 1 (Commentary)

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I have heard the expression of gratitude or appreciation become void of sentimentality. I have heard it be empty, without any heart or soul, ad nauseam. The number of times I have experienced this makes me almost nauseous. I wonder where it all went wrong.

It is bland and reeking of the signs of semantic satiation. However, I would not in error attribute it to that alone despite my desperation to want to. I theorise that besides the linguistic phenomenon mentioned, there is a force, something if you would, out there that has made it its singular purpose to drive it towards meaningless oblivion or, as I like to call it,

“Word Death.”

Do you know that feeling where you recognize everything? That feeling where every emotion is a perceptibly visceral and palpable experience is a whole new world.

You notice how the emotion of pain establishes for itself a unique characterization of how people relate to it. To give instances, we can examine how pain is felt in the manner of a paper cut to the hand or even the jamming of the pinky finger by the door. Very unique forms to convey the same sensation, right?

Again, have you considered the emotion of joy and in what manner it is expressed? There are several conduits on how to, volitionally and/or impulsively, express how we feel joy.

I will say, in light of the two examples, that they both naturally, in my opinion, impose their meaningfulness.

My point is that there is a purity attached to their varied modes of expression regardless. Conversely, you will find that said purity is lacking elsewhere, in this instance, the expression of gratitude. I want to go on, but I digress.

Expressions of gratitude are often accompanied by a confession or an utterance.

To this point, I believe everyone is already familiar with the phrase “Thank you.”

As a result of the rote performance of saying ‘thank you,’ the meaningfulness of this phrase, of what it is meant to carry, is lost.

Will you agree with me when I conclude that every action that has thought permeating its every motion is powerful? If you do, then imagine positive actions like the saying of the words “thank you.” How healing and soul-stitching is that? I mean the compound effect alone on the human body, at least experientially, is like wading through a thick snow and discovering a hearth. It is a beautiful revelation.

I have found that pouring thought into and understanding the meaning of my expression of gratitude by saying "thank you" is a power unlike any other.