"Thank you" is a funny phrase. What on Earth is a thank?

It's also funny the way we use it.

It's required for the briefest of personal interactions and often ignored for greater efforts.

Did you hand your partner a piece of gum while they were in labor? Thank you is required.

They carried twins for 9 months and went through labor? Thank you is not required.

You held a door for someone for 3/8ths of a second? Thank you is required.

You built the building? Thank you is not required.

You hand a family member a straw on their way out the door? Thank you is required.

They come back home from a hard week at work? No thank you is required.

And before you say thank you to me for writing this little note, I just want to say, you're welcome.

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