Last night while walking through the World Showcase at Epcot and again while talking with a close friend, I was reminded of one of my beliefs regarding the way this world works.
In this world, there are countless things that can cause pain and suffering. These things surround us. Human beings have every reason in the world to be miserable. The things that can make us happy are much fewer than those that can make us miserable. The sparks of happiness in this world are rare, but they should be cherished and fanned into bright flames of incandescent joy.
Each time you find a spark of happiness, rather than hide it away and keep it from the world, share it. Flames cannot survive in dark closed off spaces. Fire needs fuel and air to thrive. It is only by bringing each spark of happiness we find out into the open air and feeding them the fuel of others’ interest that they will spread, and by spreading our sparks of happiness, they will light on others, and they too will be able to spread the happiness to others.
So smile, because a genuine smile is one of the strongest sparks of happiness that you can spread. Smile, because every time you do, it makes the world a little brighter. Smile, because when you do, you light up my world. Smile, because I’ve fallen in love with your smile. . . and through it, you.
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