When we say thank you to someone who completes a task. We are expressing our appreciation. But when we acknowledge and express our gratitude for what others are- in character, in motive, in heart- we are affirming them personally. A mark of maturity is the ability to affirm, not just appreciate.
How easy to see people (especially family members and fellow [employees]) as does of tasks, but a task-oriented mentality is incomplete. As important as appreciation for a job well done may be, it is too incomplete. People aren't human tools appointed to accomplish a set of tasks, but human beings with soul, with feelings. How essential it is to recognize and affirm the unseen, hidden quality that make an individual person of worth and dignity.
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