The synapses were firing in my brain today, as I walked from my house to Sara's. I realized something; something that I have been doing for many years now, and never realized the profound impact of it all. Such a simple gesture, something given in passing, without touching or transfer of material possession. This act, in it's shear simplicity and kindness made differences in my life, and I assume the lives of others. All this in a smile.
I have been smiling at people as I pass them by on the street, and the smile back. This makes me happy, knowing someone else has returned a simple gesture. Now, I began to wonder, how this looked in the eyes of others. They may have assumed me pompus for smiling; perhaps I thought something funny or 'lower' about them. They may have seen this in a different light, though. They may have genuinly smiled back.
If they had genuinly smiled, this means I have made them happy, or perhaps just made their day the slightest bit better. I know that when I'm stressed, nothing helps more than a calm smiling face. So, in the simple gesture of a grin, the overlooked smile may do more than it seems to.
So, this brings me to my point. All spreading messages ask something of their readers, and this is what I ask of you:
Smile. Smile at people you don't know, passing them on the street, and when they smile back, bring to mind that you may have made them a little bit happier. I don't seek to bring a profound difference to the world, but if I can make people happier, it would make the world a better place, I hope.
-Christopher Carlson/Kiro Goeth/Bard Wolfe