Lovely story about your mother. It's amazing that you could share a book with her and talk about it. If our parents had the patience to listen to standard deviations and p-values, we should all drop our smart phone and engage with our children and be present with them. I am a dad of two young children. Well done on developing your mindfulness about gratitude. A very important life skill which you are going to carry forward for a long time, and maybe pass on to your children some day. :)