Gratitude

Reverend Hornaday interjected joyously, "It was my privilege to meet Mahatma Gandhi, in India. When he was asked to define his philosophy, he used one word, ‘Gratitude."’

"Gratitude," I repeated, surprised, wondering why Gandhi had not said ahimsa (harmlessness) or Satyagraha (grasping for truth). Then I realized he had used a simple English word which conveys much.