Rabbi Roodyn

(ג) מִפִּי עוֹלְלִים וְיֹנְקִים יִסַּדְתָּ עֹז לְמַעַן צוֹרְרֶיךָ לְהַשְׁבִּית אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם:

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings You have established strength because of Your adversaries, in order to put an end to enemy and avenger.

The Radak continues to say that even though many of the miracles we have just mentioned are also common to other mammals, man is unique in his ability to understand and discern. It is this understanding and discernment that leads him to recognise Hashem’s handiwork and to praise Him. Therefore it is incumbent upon us to spend time appreciating Hashem’s wonderful world so that we can full appreciate His kindness and give thanks to Him.  This approach is advocated by the chovos halevavos in shaar habechina and in more recent times by Rav Avigdor Miller.

Rabbi Miller constantly taught people to be thankful for every aspect of life. When it rained, he would encourage people to thank Hashem for the bountiful fruits and vegetables which were, in potential, pouring down from the heavens. He would explain the beauty in countless creations of Hashem, pointing out how their very shape, colour, or size was uniquely suited to the purpose of the creation. “If we truly think, Hashem‘s wisdom can be seen everywhere. Simply study the apple, the peach, your eye, your hand, and you will surely find a wisdom that can only be Hashem‘s. For this we must give thanks; that is what life is all about.” He would point out that rather than create a world of black and white, Hakadosh Baruch Hu filled the world with colour and beauty to make it more attractive and pleasurable for people.

A grandchild once watched him sit down to eat an apple. Before making the beracha, he examined the apple and exclaimed, “Ribbono Shel Olam, look at this magnificent apple that You created! The wisdom in its waterproof enclosure, the beauty of the deep, tantalizing red colour, and the temptingly delicious aroma with which it is perfumed. How can I even begin to thank You for the tree it grew on? And to think that You made it all for me!!”

With that said, he enunciated the beracha clearly and distinctly, as if the Ribbono Shel Olam Himself were sitting there before him.

Check out this short clip from Rav Avigdor Miller extolling the miracle of the apple seed  here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx_NgHIBRt4