Don't lose your smile so easily

 

A research done in England found that a baby smiles 400 times a day, an adolescent 17 times and an adult doesn't smile at all. The more successful one keeps a very stiff face.  

Is roughness a sign of success? Is being stressed a sign of prosperity, growth or dignity? You should smile more. Everyday, every morning, look at the mirror and give a good smile to yourself.  

You know what happens when you smile? All the muscles in your face get relaxed. The nerves in your brain get relaxation, and you get the confidence, courage and energy to move on in life.  

You know, your smile is so fragile. Just one telephone call is enough to take it away. But what is the big deal about your feelings? Bundle them up and throw them into the ocean. Once you are rid of your feelings you can be happy.  

Just see why your spirits go down? Because somebody said something stupid to you. Why did they say a stupid thing? Because they had some garbage they needed to throw out and you were there, ready to catch it, and once you have caught it, you hold onto it so passionately.  

Come on. Wake up. Don't let your smile be snatched away by anybody. Usually, you give your anger freely and smile rarely as though a smile is costly. In ignorance, anger is cheaper and smile costly. In knowledge, a smile is free like sun, air and water and anger is extremely expensive, like a diamond.  

Make your smile cheaper and anger expensive. You are here for a greater cause. Just remember that. Take a challenge: Come what may, I am going to smile today and be happy. Smile more.

Life is impermanent

 

See the impermanence in this life. That is the truth. Turn back and see that all that you did is like a dream. All have passed, the whole thing is finished. Tomorrow will pass.

Now and then, a pinch of unpleasantness comes. It makes you aware of your pleasantness. Suppose you never had unpleasant moments in life, you would never have pleasant ones. Your life would stagnate in utter boredom and you would become like a stone.

So, in order to keep you alive, now and then, here and there, nature gives you a little pinch. It makes life more lively. Accept it. You don’t have to be afraid in life. There is always support. So, every pinch that you are having in life is for the best, to make your life more lively and enjoyable.

Day and night you work so hard. The whole week is spent working, coming home tired, eating, going to bed. The same routine the next day. Weekends have become another routine.

If you’re awake, then you see there is so much foolishness. Just watch when four or five people get together and have a gossip session. In a gossip session, you can immediately change the topic of conversation. This is the thing with a crowd.  

If ten people are talking about the weather and you change the topic to stock markets, everybody will immediately talk stock markets, whether they know about them or not. It is great fun.  

Being aware of this impermanent nature of our life, you find that there is something in you that has not changed. There is a reference point by which you can say things are changing. That reference point is the source of life. That is wisdom. With wisdom, your life improves.