A Rose is just a Rose

The feeling and expression of gratitude is one of the most heavenly experiences. The expression of gratitude is similar to a request for forgiveness in that the reason must be named in order for the expression to take on its full weight. And so I know that if I want to express my gratitude I must describe that for which I am so grateful. Thus, the point of these words: to describe where my feeling of gratitude come from. I understand that you had no intent and no desire to do anything out of the ordinary which might cause me feelings of gratitude. And so I’m not thanking you for anything you did. I’m not thanking you for any action or intent. When you are touched by the beauty of a rose, and it brightens the day, you can say thanks to the rose even though the rose was just being a rose. I know that you were just being yourself. But thank you for that. It brightened the day. It carried the black cloud away.