Comments on: Bless and Praise

By: Athena

Athena — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:03:20 +0000

I say “Thank You” to people when they do something for me – can be the person in a store, hotel, bus, hospital, anywhere I go.

Is it considered praising. I am not sure about the blessing part.

The_Inspired: Yeah. We normally thank people and spread a feeling of gratitude that’s good. But I don’t really consider it as praising. Complimenting people on something is.

By: monikamanchanda

monikamanchanda — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:32:20 +0000

I too try and follow the praise part at home u know… but not all people react to it well… we indians are not good at handling praise

The_Inspired: Yeah that’s true. ‘It’s not really that good’ reply is very common in India. I feel that is because of low self esteem, the self esteem which was actually harnessed from childhood starting from “you might have 95% marks but why aren’t you 1st?”. Accepting one’s greatness is mostly misunderstood as boasting.

By: sraikh

sraikh — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:50:14 +0000

I dont know about the blessing part but the praising part I practice quite a bit.
Whether its to my kids or a random stranger complimenting on a outfit or shoe or a bag or their child’s behaviour..it makes the person so much more happier.

The_Inspired: That’s great. For me, I praise my child very much but I noticed that I was not practicing it much with others. Anyway, at the end of this 21 day period I’d have changed.