Continued from: A milder form of revenge It took the best part of two hours to reach the village, by which time I was soaked and it was starting to get dark. The house was tucked away up a little lane. The lights were on inside but the curtains were drawn, so I could not see inside. I crept up to the front door like a burglar, trying not to make a sound on the gravel, and I carefully deposited the phone on the front step, under the portico, out of the rain. I then sneaked awa

What does it mean to be grateful? Probably, you think gratitude is an expression of appreciative goodwill for a kindness received. It’s a gesture of acknowledgement for a favour done. It’s about recognition and reciprocity, right? You scratched my back, now I am well-disposed towards you for the help and, probably, I’ll happily scratch yours in return when you need it. Sounds real nice. But Nietzsche had another take on gratitude: he believed that often it was a merely a subt