It is quite said that gratitude is a way of showing appreciation and be thankful for the kindness that have been rendered by individuals who have assisted and supported you when your in the point of need and by appreciating such gratitude is to be thankful and grateful to such people.
Gratitude really means a lot in appreciating people's good deeds but then some people still find it difficult to show such appreciation back by thanking them. This to me is regarded as pride and been forgetful for the help such people have rendered. I believe this is not appropriate in paying back such good deeds and kindness despite you been humble when your in the time of need.
Gratitude and attitude leads to ingratitude where you don't appreciate people with bad character because every words, steps and actions matters a lot. It pays when we are been respectful to people regardless of who you may be or the achievement you've acquired.
Our actions today will definitely speak for us someday which is quite said that what goes around comes around and in that aspect of showing gratitude to others pride should be eradicated because it displays negative attitude towards others. Pride allows ingratitude to occur which is paying evil for good and this act definitely is not appropriate.
As humans we need to take caution to avoid ingratitude because it avoids good things from happening and also stop good people from helping or assisting because of such negligence. Though nobody is perfect but we should always remember the past how it started when we were in time of need when such people came through in assisting.
There's a reason for everything that may happen and we should not let a little mistake to ruin it all but by doing the right thing I believe such relationship will be stronger for more favours and opportunities to occur.
Gratitude is like a medicine that cures situations and when we avoid to take it delays the healing which means procrastination and lack of showing thanks stops so many good things from happening and to avoid such we should do the right thing at the right time.
Always appreciate those that are there for you and never procrastinate in showing gratitude towards them.