Good morning all, it is a beautiful start of the
day. Let me start by saying, I am growing in the world of technology, I just
got a Galaxy S4 and I love it. I am like a little kid with candy, happy as can
be. Today let’s talk about how a far a smile can go… SMILE is a sign of
kindness and it touches the heart.
“Too
often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening
ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the
potential to turn a life around”. ~Leo
Buscaglia
I
went to a conference a while back and I really enjoyed listening to this public
speaker. What really touched me was her story about a young lady. The public
speaker was walking down the street after a long day at work and passed by a
young lady; the public speaker gave her a big smile and nodded her head as a
gesture of hello. I am sure you have all done that as a part of habit to smile
and say hello. To the public speaker whom I will call Julie, it was just
another day walking down the street she always walked after a long day at work.
But that day a miracle happened which she was a part of but she did not find
out about the miracle until a couple of weeks later. As she was walking the
same route she always walked, she ran into that young lady again that she had
smiled at few weeks back. The young lady approached Julie, thanked her and gave
her a big hug. Julie looked confused because she did not know this girl and did
not know what she had done for her. So the young lady explained to Julie what a
blessing she was in her life and that few weeks back she had left her apartment
to go commit suicide as she was so tired of all the issues she was facing. On
that day she passed by Julie and Julie gave her a BIG smile, that big smile
gave her hope and made her want to live life. That smile told her that there
are good people in this world that care. Julie was so touched by this young
lady and made it a point to smile at everyone she passed. It was that one smile
that saved this girl’s life. When I heard this story I was so touched that I, myself
made a point to smile at everyone that crossed my path. One morning as I went
to work, I crossed a gentleman that I smiled at and wished him a good morning.
As he passed he turned around and said “Thank you for that smile, I needed it
today.” You don’t know who you will save with just a simple smile. William
Arthur Ward said it so well, “A warm smile is the universal language of
kindness.” Smiling can help ourselves as well as others and guess what,
it’s free… it does not cost a penny. Live, love and spread happiness. I will
leave you with another wonderful quote…
“A
smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose.” ~ Tom Wilson
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