Name: 並非所有的感恩都是一樣的。一位心理學家解釋說 (Not all gratitude is created equal. A psychologist explains)
Uploaded: 2025-11-04T18:23:04.000Z
Duration: 2 min 53 s

So gratitude is an incredibly potent virtue.

所以，感謝是一種非常強大的美德。

What gratitude does is tells us we are valued in relationship.

感謝告訴我們，在人際關係中我們是被重視的。

And we see that when people feel genuine gratitude, they indeed help others and it binds us to each other.

我們看到，當人們感受到真誠的感謝時，他們確實會幫助他人，這將我們緊密相連。

But when we practice gratitude, the devil might be in the details.

但是，當我們實踐感謝時，魔鬼藏在細節裡。

It's not just what are you grateful for, it's to whom are you grateful?

問題不只是你感謝什麼，而是你感謝誰？

We often express it to other humans, but we can also be grateful to other entities.

我們常常對其他人表達感謝，但我們也可以對其他實體表達感謝。

And in particular, many people around the world express gratitude to God.

特別是，世界上許多人對上帝表達感謝。

Our research team was interested in whether gratitude expressed in the form of prayer to a deity would differ from gratitude practiced kind of as a self help exercise, or expressing that gratitude to another person.

我們的研究團隊很有興趣知道，以祈禱形式向神祇表達感謝，是否會與像自助練習一樣的感謝，或對另一個人表達感謝有所不同。

And so we randomly assigned participants to one of these three conditions.

是以，我們將參與者隨機分配到這三種條件中的一種。

And what we found is that when people prayed, we see more health and well being benefits than the journaling.

我們發現，當人們祈禱時，我們看到比寫日記更多的健康和幸福益處。

The gratitude or journaling and reading it aloud to a person.

感謝或寫日記並對一個人朗讀。

We know this from other research that when people imbue their goals or relationships with sacred meaning that they exert more effort and they benefit more from those relationships.

我們從其他研究中得知，當人們為自己的目標或人際關係灌輸神聖的意義時，他們會付出更多努力，並從這些關係中獲得更多益處。

Some people might be wondering, well, what if I don't believe in God?

有些人可能會想，嗯，如果我不相信上帝怎麼辦？

Well, you might also think about, oh, the fact of existence, or I'm grateful for the things that are transcendent in my life.

嗯，你也可以想想，哦，存在的本身，或者我感謝生活中那些超越的事物。

For a lot of people, being connected to nature is very effective in this way.

對許多人來說，與大自然連結在這方面非常有效。

If I see a beautiful sunset, who do I thank?

如果我看到美麗的日落，我該感謝誰？

There's not a human who made that sunset for me, but I can thank something beyond the self.

沒有一個人為我創造了那片日落，但我可以感謝超越自我的某種存在。

Gratitude is especially important at this moment in history.

在這個歷史時刻，感謝尤其重要。

In the United States, we have a loneliness epidemic as declared by the Surgeon General.

在美國，正如公共衛生局長所宣佈的，我們正經歷一場孤獨流行病。

But expressing and feeling gratitude allows us to recognize we're part of something bigger and that feels a lot less lonely.

但表達和感受感謝，能讓我們意識到自己是更大整體的一部分，這樣感覺就不那麼孤單了。

It becomes expansive and can transform a relationship or community.

它會變得開闊，並能轉變一段關係或一個社群。

And so gratitude, especially when practiced in relation to God, is really a potent force for good.

所以，感謝，特別是當我們對著神祇實踐感謝時，確實是良善的強大力量。

It really helps you kind of take a step back and see the bigger picture.

這真的能幫助你退一步，看見更大的格局。