Smile

I am told that the muscles of the face are capable of over
250,000 different combinations of expressions. And one of the
most useful is a smile.

Fulton J. Sheen used to say, “A smile across the aisle of a bus
in the morning could save a suicide later in the day.” That
statement is true. We all need the healing medicine “of the
heart” that a smile, even from strangers, provides. And for some,
that medicine can save lives.

English essayist Joseph Addison put it this way: “What sunshine
is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.” Don’t say you can’t make
a difference! Don’t ever say you have nothing to give! Each of us
can give a smile, spontaneously and sincerely. Its value may not
be at once recognized, but be assured that it will be felt.

There is this anonymous poem about passing along
a smile:

Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin,
When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him .
I thought about that smile, then I realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine, could travel ’round the
earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin, don’t leave it undetected;
Let’s start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!

Today you will find plenty of occasions to pass along a
heart-felt smile. Remember… it’s the second best thing you can
do with your lips!