What does being appreciative means?

That was the question I had yesterday. I was helping my colleagues to take down the inservices that they have attended before while I was taking down mine. Ab Neo was helping me too. I gave to them but none of them said a thank you. I mean I didnt do it for people to like me or just want to hear a thank you but I just kind of a little shock that the 4 people I gave to, no one show appreciation. It just led me to think of the statement that my colleagues said: 'The ward will not appreciate what you have done." It is kind of ironic that people who made such statement are not showing that they appreciate too?

I am not trying to say they are not nice. They are very very nice people who are willing to help when you approach them and people who encourages. I just feel like I am living in a world that is not loving enough. Well actually I can say that to me being who they are towards me are being appreciative already. To me it does not mean that being appreciative must always say a thank you, we can show it through our actions too. Like I am very willing to buy food for my station to actually show that I appreciate them. Is it not a natural thing for people to say thank you when they take initiative to do something for you? I think it is good to have the habit to say thank you and let people who does not really know you to feel appreciated. I guess I feel appreciated because I know them and know how they are like. I guess we should all start this way and change this place that we are living a more loving place to stay at and we will know that it is not too bad too. I hope that we can be saying that the ward is starting to appreciate when I continue to show my appreciation in the most simplest way.