Gratitude Instead of Entitlement

I must confess that the hardest thing to overlook in a person is our sense of self-entitlement and pride. I think there is nothing more repulsive and disgusting than a person who just sucks everything from everyone around them, and then feels that it is owed to them anyway. I see this come up in my children at times, and I feel this is one of the biggest challenges we face as parents. To destroy the sense of self-entitlement while re-assuring them that they are deeply loved and valued is so important. NOBODY owes us ANYTHING!! If someone takes the time to do the smallest thing for us, we should be thankful. What lies in our flesh is absolutely repulsive, and all the world around us feeds into it. The root cause of everything that has ever gone wrong in our lives is DIRECTLY caused by selfishness. Let us guard against it, but more importantly let us teach our children to know gratitude and be thankful.