The Beatitude of Gratitude

"The beatitude of gratitude is an attitude. Gratitude consists of more than the commonplace, hence gratitude is no platitude. Gratitude seeks all strata of society and thare for is no platitude in servitude. Gratitude is a deliberate act of precision, an exactitude in giving. Gratitude builds relationships to prevent solitude. In summary then, The primary beatitude is an attitude of gratitude which is no platitude in servitude, but an exactitude which prevents solitude."
--Lionel Hartley, The Beatitudes, Philadelphia Publications, 1977