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“You Should Be Thankful.”A train was crowded, and many were standing in the aisles and on the platforms. They took that opportunity to express themselves by complaining to the railway company. Some moaned they had been standing for three hours.At a station, others came aboard, one of whom was an invalid and had to be carried on. As the passengers made room for him, one repeated his complaint, “Yes, we’ve been standing here for three hours.”The invalid looked at him and quietly said, “You are fortunate.”They were tired, but the invalid’s rebuke changed hearts. The complaining stopped, and many silently counted their blessings.****************************************************“Count your blessings, name them one by one,Count your blessings, see what God hath done...”Words from the hymn “Count Your Blessings.