The Path That Opens for Those Who Plant Seeds of Gratitude

1. The column tells of a poor rural schoolteacher who planted peanuts with the 10 cents she received from Henry Ford and sent a thank-you letter, which led to a piano being bought for the school.
2. In Georgia, US, teacher Martha Berry had asked for a thousand dollars but received only 10 cents; five years later, Ford sent ten thousand dollars.
3. The writer argues that gratitude is a choice and an attitude that opens paths rather than merely a feeling, and urges readers to plant seeds of gratitude especially in hard times.

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