Acknowledgement
Nowadays, with time flies so fast, so many things to handle, crisis here and there.. we tend to forget to acknowledge. It’s very easy to ask for something, but not to acknowledge when you get what you want. Acknowledgement can be done easily by a simple “Thank you”. Even the acknowledge word itself can be used. For example, I acknowledge your help in fixing my computer.
People tend to shy away when they acknowledge someone. I’m sure that if you do something good to someone, deep down, that person appreciate your kindness. But knowing this is not enough. We must acknowledge the helping hands to know that they are appreciated. In other word, we must voice out our appreciation of someone. Don’t assume that the person knows you thank him/her. Voice out. Say Thank you often. Even for no reason. Just say thank you.
Thinking back, I did not grow up in an acknowledgement environment. We just “know” that our parents are happy. We assume that they are proud of us. We assume that they know how much we love them and appreciate what they have done. Voicing out is not a thing in our house.
Being in France, I found that people acknowledge other people very often. The word “Merci” overflows everywhere. In the house, in the shops, at dinner table, at work, at school.
I blame it on the language. In Malaysia, it’s hard to say “Terima Kasih”. It’s not like “Merci”, or “Thanks” or “Ta” or “Danke” or “Grazie”. So you see… one word is the key. Is this true? or am I just looking for a reason.
But what about Japanese.. they have “Arigato Gozaimasu”. And any other languages?
Anyway, in whatever languages they are. We should never forget to acknowledge people surrounding us. Make them know that you appreciate them. Once you appreciate people, people will appreciate you back.
Start acknowledge now!