Gratitude is the fertile soil from which human nobility takes root.
The 11th-century Spanish philosopher Rabbi Bachya ibn Pakuda identified gratitude not merely as an admirable trait but the gateway to all moral behavior – both in our relationships with others and in our profound connection with God.
The Pharaoh of the exodus from Egypt epitomized ingratitude. Despite the Jewish people’s role in saving his country from a devastating famine through Joseph’s wisdom, Pharaoh chose to erase this history.
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