When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

The remark links gratitude to an ethical posture: to be grateful is not merely to feel pleased, but to recognize one’s dependence on others and the benefits received from them. That recognition naturally tempers ego and entitlement, making it harder to treat people as instruments or obstacles. “Respect” here follows from seeing others as contributors to one’s well-being—directly (through help, care, labor) or indirectly (through the social conditions that make one’s life possible). In this sense, gratefulness becomes a practical discipline for cultivating humility, empathy, and more considerate conduct, aligning inner attitude with outward relational ethics.