I just saw a poster put out by the Queens Hatzolah ( A wonderful orginization) it gave their stats from the recent snowstorm and at the bottom it says when u see a Hatzoloh member say thank you,
Can it really be Hakaras Hatov if u ask it of someone?
They absolutly should be thanked and praised but should they request that we do so, shouldn’t the Mitzvah of Hakaros Hatov be Lshem Shamayim and come from the heart rather from being told to do so?