Readers Comments
hipmonkey wrote: Sometimes a single smile can make the whole day better. It costs nothing, you don't have to worry about germs and it's the equivalent of raining glitter. Surprise a stranger with a warm smile and maybe you'll both be a little bit happier.
ogohi innocent wrote: It goes a long to say that you get back when u give out. Its beautifu to smile. Thanks for the story. I will give out a smile from today even when it hurts inside
Sydney wrote: What a fun observation! I hope you keep smiling! ;-)
shashi wrote: Good one! Smiling
neha wrote: Really a very very lovely story which will definitely win the hearts of many
Carola wrote: I was about to comment that "people in africa smile! " - then i saw humphrey munzvengwa's note. I suspect he isn't in south africa. Down here, people are pretty generous with smiles, though in some of our cultures smiling at strangers without a verbal greeting can be taken amiss.
I'm from cape town and will often (though not always) say 'hi! ' to strangers on the street. When i did the same thing in a johannesburg suburb some years back, the person i greeted asked whether i was from cape town! So perhaps there's a difference in smiliness between our cities too. (even though johannesburgers say capetonians are unfriendly! )
I'm from cape town and will often (though not always) say 'hi! ' to strangers on the street. When i did the same thing in a johannesburg suburb some years back, the person i greeted asked whether i was from cape town! So perhaps there's a difference in smiliness between our cities too. (even though johannesburgers say capetonians are unfriendly! )
humphrey Munzvengwa wrote: In africa ,smilling is always misconcepted for something else ,we never go around smilling ,just a week ago a couple of white foreign ladies probably danish came by my office and they were smilling all the time ,i actually asked my friend later on why most european visitors smile and we concluded that they probably found something amazing about being in africa ,but now after reading this story i am realising the power of a smile and thou it will be a toll order for me to practice i will try. Thank you for sharing your experience.
JeanieMarie wrote: How often we are preoccupied with our own life & ignore the stranger, passing people without any acknowledgment. What a wonderful lesson you gave, & how much better the world would be if we all give one another a smile (with our face or a card! ) thanks for a great story!
maggie wrote: On saturday morning june 6, i spent the day walking through central park. When i left my apartment i decided that i was going to have a happy day. I saw a woman walking a cat and she had a neck brace on, i gave her a smile, for her cat on the leash looked so content (hey. It's nyc)and this very unhappy looking lady smiled at me. I then decided that i was going to make as many starngers smile at me as i could. I stopped counting at 50. Later in the day i got a smile card. I didn't make the connection until i went to this site to order cards and read this story. How strange. I am convinced that their is sno such thing as coincidental. It is just gods way of staying anonymous.