Description Expressions of gratitude abound.
Hardly a book is published that does not include in its preface or acknowledgments some variation on, I am grateful to.
Indeed, most achievements come to be only through the help of others.
We value the benevolence of others, and when we--or our loved ones--are the recipients of benevolence, our emotional response is often one of gratitude.
But, are we bound to the requirement of 'repaying' our benefactors in some way? If .