Does too much gratitude lead to indebtedness? Of course, both arise after you receive something from someone. Gratitude is less stronger an emotion than indebtedness. The reason I give importance to this topic is that I have fallen trap to this in the past and I am very conscious about not letting too much gratitude evolve into indebtedness.
My experiments with this topic started eons ago when I declined a gift from a friend. Probably a bad idea, but hey that's why I've called it an experiment!
Gratitude also has finite life time and decreases over time. People receiving the benefit apparently make some (ir)rational arguments in their minds and forget to acknowledge the transaction. Hence the receiver and giver are in different states after such a transaction. It is best to acknowledge it and get on as soon as possible. Question though is: Would that nullify things and bring the receiver and the giver back to the same state?
Answer: ... It depends :)
My experiments with this topic started eons ago when I declined a gift from a friend. Probably a bad idea, but hey that's why I've called it an experiment!
Gratitude also has finite life time and decreases over time. People receiving the benefit apparently make some (ir)rational arguments in their minds and forget to acknowledge the transaction. Hence the receiver and giver are in different states after such a transaction. It is best to acknowledge it and get on as soon as possible. Question though is: Would that nullify things and bring the receiver and the giver back to the same state?
Answer: ... It depends :)
