Spread those extra Smiles!

Yes, the picture almost describes me.

I believe that there is enough sadness around; everyone has some issues in their lives. So why increase this sadness quotient? Instead, What I have been doing for a long long time now is, spreading happiness. At least trying to.

They tease me, make fun of me, we crack jokes on each other, we act dumb, we act crazy, I fight with them and abuse them all the time, or maybe just show signs of appreciating whatever they do for me …In all those things, I see those smiles … The smiles on the faces because of me, maybe only for a minute or two, and that gives me a weird sense of satisfaction.  Yeah, I am doing my job right.

I have my dull days, but I try to showcase my hyper self, and in the process I end up forgetting about my own crap for a while! It is all about how you interact with people and how much difference you bring by your presence in their lives. It doesn't matter if the person is your maid, the person who serves you food, or for that matter anyone whom you just pass by day in and day out. A smile is all that the world wants! And you don’t know how one pleasant gesture ends up cheering up the other person.

This trend that I follow has made life easier and the world, a happier place. You can solve a few problems; you cannot do anything about the others. Thinking about it all the time doesn't make life any better.  So why do it?

Let us all try to spread smiles! You get to live once, do it in style! J

Against Cigarettes, towards Good Health!

Cigarette. The word creeps me out. And many others, I believe. I have come across people now and again who have such a crazy fascination for the same. I don’t actually judge them, it is their wish and their life after all. But I don’t appreciate it either.

All these years I have seen people be victimized by smoking and seen them struggle trying to quit it. But in vain. They say it is insanely difficult to get rid of the mania. I don’t argue. When you succumb to the wishes of a thing as trivial as a roll of paper filled with tobacco, when you give it such importance, you are going wrong somewhere. Definitely.

Time and again I have been in a counselor's shoes, motivating my friends to quit smoking, explaining to them the gravity of this ugly thing, and repeatedly I have been told that “This one is the last!” But I still do it again, I have that capability to bug people, till they listen to me. Or at least give my say a thought.

We all know how important a healthy mind is, it not only nourishes the thoughts we have, also gives across that sparkling smile and that lustrous personality! But with every cigarette people lit, a sparkle is lost, a day of their lives is in danger. What we need to know is that the days are not getting any longer, what we have is fixed, why not make the most of it?

And then after years, I did meet a person who succumbed to my want, rather than the cigarette’s. And it feels amazingly nice to win like this. I may sound silly, but it feels great when you can make such a difference to a person’s life. You brighten up their life, you feel wanted! I saw him struggle, saw him anxious, saw him battle it out. Obviously it isn't easy, though he made it look so. He did tumble a few times, did go wrong and had his bad days, but he emerged! And how!

I see him today, without that urge to smoke, and it makes me feel good. So good. Also, what I reckon is that what smokers need is the ‘wish’, internal and external, which can help them overcome their weakness. Most of them don’t really know why they started smoking in the first place, some found it cool, some were in a bad company, and some just used it as an anti-depressant. Unimportant reasons! And now they think it is too late to let it go. But it is never too late. You just need someone.

I have often told him how great a thing he has done! But I have never gone all out and praised him, so let this be one way to let him know, how he has stood out from ‘others’, and how he has made me so proud! And let this also be a way to let others know that chucking out a cigarette from their lives is achievable. Yes!!