Yes. One shouldn't instruct gratitude but as you say, listen to and empathize with the sufferer and…

I have learnt, observed, and experienced that gratitude more naturally and almost instinctively flows from the awareness, acknowledgment, validation, and acceptance of one’s pain and difficult reality, and from that place stems forth the almost effortless ability to be grateful for what one still has, grateful for what has not been stolen by misfortune, for what is still good and still standing amongst all the rubble.
Validating Our Pain — A Better Road to Gratitude
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Yes. One shouldn't instruct gratitude but as you say, listen to and empathize with the sufferer and hope it emerges.
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Written by Marcus aka Gregory Maidman3.2K Followers
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Living 17,043rd human life. I am Marcus (universal name) or you may call me Greg; a deep thinker; an explorer of ideas and the mind.
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