Are We Thankful for the Nose or Just the Nose-Ring?

Once Kabir Das was walking in a narrow alley, engrossed in thoughts of the Lord. A small group of women were excitedly chatting and walking ahead of him. Kabir Das overheard their conversation.

In those days in India arranged marriage was prevalent. Kabir Das learned that one of those girls was recently engaged and her in-laws had sent her a nose ring as a token of acceptance of marriage offer. She kept describing the nose-ring and the events around it in great detail while the others were listening to her in rapt attention. After repeatedly hearing about the nose-ring Kabir Das could not help himself and he composed this couplet and said it out loud

नथनी दीनी यार ने, उसका तो चिंतन बारम्बार ।
नाक दीनी करतार ने, उनको दिया बिसार ।

"Fiancé gave the nose-ring. You are singing glories of that Fiancé again and again. God gave the nose and He has been forgotten." Think if you didn't have a nose where would you wear the nose-ring?

Moral
Innumerable times our actions mimic the situation above. We focus on our physical appearance and physical comforts. Therefore, we adorn our body and are grateful to those who assist in procuring those accessories. While doing all this we forget God the one who gave us this body and also created the world to sustain it. Constantly being grateful to God, for the grace He showers on us in innumerable ways, is a form of devotion in itself which can lead us to God-realization.