Smile: The universal language of joy

‘We shall never know all the good that a simple smile does’’, said Mother Teresa, stressing the value of a smile and its benefits. In God’s creation, it is humans alone who can smile which is a unique and precious boon bestowed on homo-sapiens by the creator. When happiness springs in the human heart, it reaches the human face and human lips quiver and part, assuming visible form of a smile.

Smile, as we all know, is the expression of happiness. Smile, apart from conveying one’s happiness, performs many wonders.

Smiles, as I encounter in my day-to-day life, are not of the same kind and they vary from person to person, depending on gender, age and situations. They are of many kinds and every kind of smile has its own impact on us and tend to influence our relationship with people. When we see an innocent and seraphic smile of a cherub, we experience a heaven of bliss.

A greeting smile from a chum warms and elevates our hearts. A radiant smile of a sweet-heart makes a lover’s heart enraptured. Plain and friendly smiles exchanged between colleagues at workplaces create a congenial environment by building lasting and cordial relationships. A peaceful smile from a wrinkled visage of an old man unfolds the beauty of sagacity treasured by the triumphant march of life. A serene smile even in embittered situations erases rancour and cools frayed tempers, generating a pleasant atmosphere. All these smiles flashing and playing on human lips usually are common to every one of us and I call such smiles “Smiles of lips”.

I often come across certain people who, when in happiness, do not have their lips quiver and part, displaying their happiness. Instead, their eyes gleam with happiness. These are the smiles which are rarely found among humans. Only a few people are blessed with the art of smiling with their eyes and spell-bind us with their unique display of happiness through their eyes. These unique smiles I call “ smiles of eyes .”Smile is a smile whether it is the smile of lips or smile of eyes. It is an undeniable fact that we invariably get enthralled by the warmth and beauty of smiles. Whether it is a smile of lips or smile of eyes, everyone needs smiles. Not to flash a smile is to be lifeless and to display gloomy spirits. So let’s all avail ourselves of this most precious gift given so generously to humanity by the Master of the universe; keep smiling and spread the radiance of happiness all around. Then, life will be colourful with happiness and peace pervading the environment we live in.