Gratitude Lies In Guessing Harry Potter's
Grandfather's Name
Author: Yeo Kun Song

Before you see where this article is heading, maybe you would
like to take a short quiz on Harry Potter.

To all Harry Potter's fans and foes out there, please give your
best shot at answering the following question. What would you
call Harry Potter's grandfather? Any success yet, no? Come on,
surely you can think harder than that? You've read it at least
three times in the books before! Ok, here's the answer, Harry
Potter's grandpa is' Mr Potter!

Isn't it funny? I apologize if the answer has left any
unforeseen mental traumas or bodily bruises from falling off the
seats. But the question that I really want to ask is more
important than Harry Potter's ancestry. The question is: what
were you doing, when you were reading the joke?

Were you glancing through the words to get the answer straight
away, just like what the other 90% of the people did and react
with indifference? Or did you contemplate about the answer while
looking for it, and welcome it with a smile or a look of
disbelief? Truth be told, as long as you smile or jest at the
joke, you are showing appreciation for the joke, you are showing
gratitude for it. Do you want to know why?

Because you are living in the moment, that's why. You are
paying attention to life's mini surprises and you are showing
gratitude for them by responding accordingly. Only by 'living in
the moment', you can find yourself giving the most sincere
gratitude. In fact, showing gratitude should be a way of life!

'So, if I am still alive and kicking, doesn't it mean I'm
living in the moment?' And thus you are showing gratitude 24/7?
Nope, most people never did live in the moment. A Zen parable
illustrates this point perfectly:

Young Monk: Master, how do I practise The Way?
Old Master: When hungry, eat; when tired, sleep.
Young monk: Is it not what most people do?
Old Master: (Shaking his head in disapproval) No, no, no. Most
people are not like this. Most people, when eating, are full of
thoughts and desire, and when sleeping, are full of cares.
-AsiaPac, The book of Zen

Attention deficit is no longer an ingrained disorder; it can be
picked up and learnt as we follow the pace of the society, the
result is what the parable mentioned; core activities such as
eating and sleeping are now congruent with the TV or work desk.
One can't help but wonder, is it really vital to work while
eating? Multitasking is meant for tasks only, if eating has
become a 'task' for you, you have lost a gift, the gift of
appreciation and showing gratitude for the simple things in
life.

It would be pointless if I had told you a step-by-step process
for showing gratitude or living in the moment. I strongly
believe in the maxim that; when the student is ready, the
teacher will appear. Once you understood the significance of
bringing gratitude into your life, you will have no problems
understanding gratitude itself.

I'll end with a quote, 'Yesterday is gone, that's why it is
called the past. Tomorrow never comes, that's why it's called
the future. Today is a gift, and that's why it's called the
present'


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