"Gratitude is a response to generosity, especially to a gift that is freely given. The Persian poet Rumi (1207-1273) found the sun to be a perfect symbol of generosity since, in his words, “its only property is to give and bestow." He wrote, "The sun makes the earth green and fresh and produces various fruits on the trees. Its only function is to give and bestow; it doesn't take anything." Seneca, who wrote around 1,200 years before Rumi, would have agreed with this beautiful metaphor."

(Breakfast with Seneca, A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living, David Fideler)

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