Miracle Of Smile

Miracle Of Smile

Every year on September 5th we pay tribute to all our teachers. Once when Mother Teresa could not go to a school to deliver her teacher’s day message, the authorities went up to her. Mother said, “What message should I give? If the message exceeds in length, the interpretation will not be effective. Hence I would like to be simple and practical. ‘S*M*I*L*E’ that’s my message to all teachers. For if they smile, the children will smile, when children smile, the whole world will smile”. I cannot remember till date any other anecdote as powerful as this. It speaks volumes of the miracle of smile.

What is the significance of smile? Take my word; there is no healer as happiness for diseases afflicting mind, body and soul. ‘smile’ reflects inner happiness. It is an effective tool to gauge your happiness quotient. There was a time when you immediately recruited on the basis of I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient). Today E.Q. (Emotional Quotient) has taken over. Tomorrow H.Q (Happiness Quotient) will be in demand. So the ability to put all your pressures and worries on the backburner and being cheerful has assumed paramount importance.

All parents today expect their wards to be masters of all trades. Children hence practice the uphill task of juggling all the activities with time. Even an error of the smallest dimension leads to their nervous breakdown. They should learn to take failures in their stride and move on. Marks and ranks can take you to places, but it is your character that’ll give you respect. ‘life is lived but once’, ‘life is like an ice cream, enjoy it before it melts’ – these are the adages that great men have gracefully accepted and put into practice. There is a vital fact that Lord Krishna effectively conveys through Gita even, and that is:
‘Wise men endowed with equanimity, renounces the fruits of action. An action without a desire for its fruit will bear fruit. Suppose a farmer sows seeds without selfish motives, will he get corn? Yes he will.’

Only by enjoying what you do will you be able to remain happy. Happiness acts as a stress buster. It exudes positive energy giving others courage and confidence. According to experts, Priyanka Gandhi enjoys greater mass appeal than Rahul Gandhi. Reason? Her charismatic approach to life. There have been many leaders from time to time who have topped popular charts with this approach. Bill Gabriel Okara in his widely appreciated poem, ‘Once upon a time’ describes the shifting and changing morals and values of people. He says, there was a time when people used to laugh heartily. Whenever they met one another, their joy knew no bounds. There eyes and hearts reflected sincere laughter. He goes on to say that frankness has gone out of their lives. Now they seem to laugh ‘with their teeth’. Their cold eyes tell a different story. Their may be times, when you run into people, who take you for granted. it is at these times that you should have the courage and sincerity to stand up to your conviction.

  Life is all about making memories and hence let those memories be sweet and lovely so that when you look back the world must be smiling with confidence at you. It is not important how many times you fall down, what is important is how many times you pick yourself up and carry on.

Hey friends, pardon me if it was a long sermonizing talk. What you need to remember is so very simple SMILE. It can cure your sadness, madness, illness, loneliness and eeriness. I had a wonderful time writing about SMILE; hope you had a great time reading it too………………………………..!

By, Neethi Jayakrishnan,St.Teresa's College