Tankoo.

Thankfulness is a funny thing. We all know that, as children, "tankoo" are magic words, words that gets the child a second cookie and a smile. Everyone wants to be thanked, acknowledged for something good, kind or magnanamous that was done to or for someone else. As children grow up the behavior of saying thanks becomes less and less automatic until, as young adults, the thankful heart and the giving of thanks has almost disappeared.
You would think that as adults our desire to be thanked would dictate a sensitivity to be appreciative of others. You would think our desire to be thanked would lead us to be thankful. The golden rule, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you" would naturally kick in, right? But as we age, our hearts and minds become more self-serving and more selfish. We become skeptical of other's motives and only thank when it is obvious it is deserved. Sometimes, the fact that someone has gone above and beyond for us needs to be pointed out by others before it dawns on us. We give thanks away like a precious, undeserved gift that we don't expect to get back.
Our Founding Fathers knew. Our first President knew. Generations of farmers and mothers and fathers knew. They knew that, unless a day is set aside once a year as a day to give Thanks, the special and sacrificial events that happened to bring us to this day would never be remembered. "While there were many observances regarding Thanksgiving, the first historic proclamation was issued by President George Washington on 3rd October 1789, during his tenure. According to it, November 26 was declared as 'A day of public thanksgiving and prayer'. The day was to be observed by thanking God and being grateful for his favours."
We all, children and adults, need to look out of ourselves, to reflect the awesome life that we are living, the land of plenty and land of generous people. We in turn need to be grateful, learn the joy of thanking others genuinely and thanking the Almighty Benefactor who provides all lavishly. He only asks for one thing in return.... a "tankoo" that proceeds His, "You are welcome! Now, go love your neighbor!"