The 9 Ways to be Happy and Make Something of Your Life by Gordon B. Hinckley
1. Be Grateful It is important to be grateful for the reason that as the old saying goes, you don't know what you have until it's gone. If you don't take care of and cherish what you have now, You will really miss it when its gone. If you're grateful you will be cognizant that what you have won't last forever, it will lead to enjoying it more and getting the most fulfillment possible from it. James E. Faust said "a grateful heart is the beginning of greatness." This quote applies in this situation because if you are grateful for the abilities or material things you possess. You will be able to take full advantage of such abilities. An example I know of is NBA player Stephen Curry, he is thankful for his basketball talents and his fortune to play in the NBA so much so that every time scores a point, he points to the sky. Thanking god for his talent. He does not take his talent and fortune for granite. If someone wanted to be grateful it would be easy...