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| Prompt: "It was only a smile, nothing more. It didn't make everything all right. It didn't make ANYTHING all right. Only a smile. A tiny thing. A leaf in the woods, shaking in the wake of a startled bird's flight. But I'll take it. With open arms." Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner What is this quote saying to you, and how and why, do you think, a smile can be so important? ------------ The way I see it, a smile is a nonverbal communication. Plus, inside a smile can be hidden messages like warmth, friendliness, reassurance, gratitude, or even sarcasm or malice. On the positive side, a smile overcomes language barriers for me if I don't know the language of the other person I'm with. This is because a heartfelt smile creates a sense of connection and trust. People who send genuine smiles to others can be viewed as more approachable and likable. Imagine this: You are in the middle of a busy store, searching for a specific object. And one of the clerks smiles at you. Wouldn't you be more likely to ask him or her where that something is that you're looking for? Then, a genuine smile can be contagious because it lifts others' moods, lightens tense situations, and encourages a more positive environment. Also, it helps how other people--and I, too--will perceive a person. Would I be more likely to talk with a person who smiles at me or would I be talking to the person who is looking away? Surely, I'd go with the smiling person, unless I'm some kind of therapist who wants to help all the frowning people or some kind of a psycho who likes to get beaten upon. I'm also quite sure that overall positivity plus a smile can help one's mental health and look on life as well as having a positive effect on the people around. Come to think of it, maybe even physical health, too, for I suspect my sons' and friends' smiles do help my physical health. Not that I am always smiling, myself, though! But I wish I could and I wish everyone could. Then, maybe we'd be living in a much friendlier world! |
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