How to smile and Why to smile!

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Did you smile today? If yes, continue smiling. If no, what are you waiting for? A day without smile is a day completely wasted. Smiling is a simple thing. Yeah, I know many of you won’t agree with me on this as we have so many things in life to worry about but trust me, it is a simple thing.

Stock market is a good place to earn money but it also possesses the high power of bringing you down from the mountain top. Harry, so much interested in such economics was my friend who invested his money in stocks and it is said na: Fortune favors the brave! He too was favored as he was brave enough to take risks in investing money. Yeah he was going well in his life as simultaneously, he had his own business of textile. His company was amongst those which are always on the run across 365 days. He suffered losses but the balance of remuneration subsided the losses.

Bad luck strikes even the best of all men and Harry was no different. He suddenly faced a declination in his business and the stock market crashed the same day. He felt as if he was pushed off the mountain of success and was smashed terribly on the ground. The fact was too bitter to digest but it had to be accepted, whether sooner or later.

I was enjoying my latte when he approached to me with his eyes deep in shock, legs proceeding as if they were being dragged by his body.

“Is everything fine, Harry?” I was curious about his depression.

“Nothing is fine, Johnson. Nothing is fine.” He cried.

I frowned at him in confusion, “What’s the matter?”

“I have fallen from the sky of success where I was sailing so smoothly. My company has been drowned. And my investments! The market crashed and burnt all my investments. I don’t know what to do. I feel worthless, Johnson.”

I could understand the situation through which Harry was passing and any person probably would think of ending up his life after falling in such a deep valley of sadness. I knew he needed a shoulder to cry on and so I was there for him. He expressed all his sadness and I was listening patiently, making sure to maintain calmness on my face and not that oh-my-God expression.

Few days passed and Harry was still at the low phase of his life, not willing to move on. He still held the shock and he found it too difficult to get out of that. I knew he wasn’t going to easily get over his past and I thought of giving him a boost.

I took him out for picnics, night clubs, expensive restaurants, films. He showed improvements but like 1%. His soul was still experiencing the stroke.

“Johnson, I still feel so low and helpless.” He expressed himself as tears roll down out of his eyes on his cheeks.

I made him sit on the couch. “Harry, I can completely understand the hardship through which you are passing. You feel hopeless but don’t you lose hope. See, God has plans, good plans for everyone. You were sailing in the boat of happiness and were quite enjoying it but it is human nature that if one experiences something a lot, he gets tired of that thing and takes it for granted. You were so happy but if happiness turned out to be a habit on you, you would probably feel dull and may not be able to cherish it completely. Now you are passing through dark phase of your life. And now, when you will come out of this, you will feel so much alive being happy and you will cherish it. You will realize that what happened with you had better plans.” He shook his head in agreement.

I added, “As currently, you are feeling low, do what makes you happy. It is hard, but not impossible. You are a strong person and I think you are strong enough to dominate the darkness over you. Read books, dare to smile, to laugh, watch films, move on. Life is really too short to cry over your bad phase. You cry and sink deeper and deeper in your grief, making yourself worse. Instead why not utilize that so precious time of your life in being happy. You will be happy, feel energetic, gain positivity, and be optimistic, you will build yourself. See? So many advantages of one good option that you must choose. And the more of all, you will grow stronger, Harry. It’s so much simple. Just smile!” He soon understood what I was saying and yes, I saw his cheeks running into is eyes and he had that big smile on his face J

Life is too simple. But we mull over our sadness so much and thus make it complex. No matter how many reasons you have for crying, just one reason to laugh is enough to crush those negative feelings. And after you understand this, you will realize that smiling is really way too easy. So smile, even if you have no reason. Life is all about being happy and being simple J