Most of the more meaningful things of life are not to be found in the market place.
One of the most basic things in life is the need to be loved. Love is more of a response than something learned. Who taught us to love our parents, our brothers and sisters, our grandparents or even our friends and fellowmen? 1 John 4:19 says, "We love Him (God) because He first loved us." The more we show love for others, the more we are loved.
Kindness is also something we cannot buy or bargain for. Yet, without it, life would be miserable. Even animals respond to kindness. A pet dog or cat knows when they are spoken to kindly. Even wild animals attack when they feel threatened.
Tolerance: We want and expect others to be tolerant of us even if we act a little grumpy at times when things are not working out as we want them to. That is a good reason to develop tolerance of others.
Mercy: It would be great if we could live so well we would never need mercy, but, unfortunately, we do not seem to be able to do so-to whom shall we lay the blame, Adam or Eve? Satan or self? Don't be a Shylock, demanding a pound of flesh from around the heart from every one that needs mercy from you. Remember Jesus said, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." Matthew 5:7. There is a story of a lawyer telling his client that he would do his best to see he got justice. The client told him, "Oh, no, mister, I am not seeking justice; I want mercy." That describes the human predicament. That is what the gospel is about. Jesus came and took upon himself the penalty of sin that rightly belonged to us that God might be just in forgiving us.
Forgiveness: If you mistreat or offend someone you do not offer to buy forgiveness: that might insult them. You apologize and appeal to their goodness and mercy. Jesus told us to ask for forgiveness as we forgive others. If we are not willing to forgive each other, why should we expect God to forgive us? Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive another and suggested about seven times thinking he was very generous; but Jesus said, not seven times, but 70 times seven. Of course, he did not mean to keep a record and, at the 491st time, cut them off. In a lifetime, how many times you suppose we need forgiveness?