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(man 1) Our minds have a marvelous
capacity to notice the unusual.
(girl 1) However, the opposite is true as well.
(man 2) The more often we see the things around us,
(man 3) Even the beautiful and wonderful things,
(man 4) The more they become invisible to us.
(man 5) That's why we often take
for granted the beauty of this world--
(man 6) The flowers, the trees,
(girl 1) the birds, the clouds,
(man 2) even those we love.
(man 4) Because we see things so often,
(man 7) we see them less and less.
(man 1) Those who live in
thanksgiving daily, however,
(girl 2) have a way
(girl 1) of opening their eyes
(man 3) and seeing the wonders and beauties of this world
(girl 3) as though seeing them
for the first time.
(man 1) Look around you.
(man 2) Notice the people you care about
(woman 1) Notice the fragrance of the
flowers and the song of the bird.
(man 4) Notice and give thanks for the blue of the sky,
(woman 2) the red of the leaves and the white of the clouds,
(man 7) every sight, every smell,
every taste, every sound.
(man 2) When we open our eyes
and give thanks for the bountiful beauty of this life,
(man 4) We live in thanksgiving daily.
(man 1) We live in thanksgiving daily.
(President Thomas S. Monson) A grateful heart, then, comes through expressing
gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings
and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives.
This requires conscious effort-- at least until we have truly
learned and cultivated an attitude of gratitude.