New years usually begin with taking a look back, and making new plans. This year too, began with yet another look at the year bygone and a recycled list of new year resolutions. My list is a recycled one cause there is a pre-existing list of un-fulfilled resolutions from the previous years; with a few that I added this year😛 (I don’t actually write down the list, it is just a mental note). Resolution or no resolution, there’s one activity that is almost an ongoing thing for me - the reflection activity …throughout the year, probably gets stronger during the initial days when a new year begins. Through out the reflection there is one strong thought/observation that refused to leave my mind. The one about what I call the “Taking for Granted Syndrome” ( TGS ). I assume the name gives away the meaning intended, but let’s talk more. The corollary to the syndrome is a “lack of gratitude”. Very obvious and very omnipresent too. Sad, but true. We all, including me, have always been told...