This notion is incorrect, and as such analizing words in their English meaning takes away the real escense of the word.

Most words have their origin in the Romantic Languages (greek, roman).

Gratitude is in English begin thankful.

When people explain that being grateful and feeling gratitude for things manifested they mean that one should have a sense of thankfulness.

This is part takes away a big escense of the word and its meaning.

 Gratitude was born in the Romantic Languages, in Latin, "gratus- Thankful, pleasing" and "gratia- which means grace"

 It is not far fetched to say then that Gratitude is to be thankful- yes, but it is also to "fall in grace" of the one who has done something to you, without you having to have paid for it "gratis- meaning free".

 So Gratitude is to fall in grace of the one who has given you something for nothing.

 Falling in grace is a sense of joy, a sense of awe and recognition.

 To not be thankful, is then to fall out of grace.

 As it is said in the book "The Science of Getting Rich" a lot of people who are doing the right things are deprived of the things they want because they lack gratitude.

To fall in grace with your creator, the universe, and acknowledge the favour being done to you by his infinite love makes it possible for you to be connected to your creator in high vibration.

The lack of this recognition disconnects you from this energy, and puts you back in the place you were.

This is all up to you.

This is why the Law of Gratitude is so important, it is recognizing that it is someone else who does the creation for you, it is recognizing that that someone else loves you, and in return you acknowledge the favor, and pay back with love.

The entire purpose of the world as we know it (according to myself) is to fall in love with our creator.

The jewish prayer says "and you will love God your God with all your heart and all your soul and everything that you are" and this will bring you blessings (there is a mention of the material kind)

I want to wish you to fall in grace, and fall in love of your creator, even though sometimes you think you are separate from him, or apart from him, know that he is always in you, you are not different or separate from him.

Again in "The Science of Getting Rich"  this is the thinking substance that permeates all, and is in between all, and in the spaces of all.

Quoting Sai Baba "You are God, you are not different than God, All is God"

Together With Divine Love