
Smile
She smiled
at a sorrowful
stranger
The smile
seem
to make him feel better
He remembered the past kindness of a friend
and wrote
him a thank-you letter
The friend
was so pleased
with the thank-you
that he left a large tip after lunch
The waitress,
surprised
by the size of the tip
bet
the
whole thing on a hunch
The next day she picked up her winnings
and gave part to a man
on the street
The man
on
the street was grateful
for two days he'd had nothing to eat
After he
finished his dinner
he left for his small dingy room
(He didn't know
at that moment that he might be facing his doom.
)
On the way he picked up a shivering puppy
and took him home to get warm
The puppy
was very grateful to be in out of the storm
That night the house caught on fire
The puppy
barked the alarm
He barked 'til he woke
the whole household
and saved everybody 



from harm
One of the boys
that he rescued grew up to be President
All this because of a simple
smile that hadn't cost a cent
Barbara Hauck, age
13 

The
Importance of a Smile
"A smile costs
nothing, but gives much.
It enriches
those who receive,
without making
poorer those who give.
It takes but
a moment,
but the memory
of it sometimes lasts forever.
None is so rich
or mighty that he can get along without it,
and none is
so poor but that he can be made rich by it.
A smile creates
happiness in the home,
fosters good
will in business,
and is the countersign
of friendship.
It brings rest
to the weary, cheer to the discouraged,
sunshine to
the sad, and is nature's best antidote for trouble.
Yet it cannot
be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen,
for it is something
that is of no
value to anyone
until it is given away.
Some people
are too tired to give you a smile.
Give them one
of yours, as none needs a smile
so much as he
who has no more to give."
-- believed
to be based on the writings of
Rabbi Samson
Raphael Hirsch

Did you know that it takes 26
muscles to smile....
and... 62 muscles to frown
Smiling stimulates our nervous
system to produce
"cerebral morphine".
This hormone gives us a pleasant feeling
and has an anesthetic effect.
Smiling can improve your mood.
Graphic artist Harvey Ball who in 1963
created the yellow "smiley face" for $45

A smile is the light in the window that lets people know you're at
home. -- Source Unknown
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks almost instantly.
-cited in Bit's & Pieces
Smile; it the second best thing one can do with one's lips.
-- Source Unknown
And smile, smile, smile. -- George Asaf
"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." - Phyllis Diller