Spread Sunshine




There’s too much gloom in the world. Why should we add more to it? If each one of us decides to spread sunshine, the world will overflow with joy. Let’s start the day with a smile and let’s end the day with a smile and in between morning and night, let’s keep smiling. Smile is contagious. If you smile at someone, even if that person is a loner, he’ll smile back.

All of us have problems. I have yet to meet someone who is free from them. Problems are a part and parcel of life. Someone who claims he doesn’t have a problem is lying or living in a dream world. But we shouldn’t allow problems to overwhelm us. Nature is impartial. If there are problems, there are solutions too.

Problems shouldn’t stop us from living our lives. They should not change us as an individual. We all like dealing with people who have smile on their faces and not with them who have a frown. So, the same applies to us also. Others would love dealing with us if we have a smile on our face, and they would avoid us if we have a frown.

Sunshine is what we love and sunshine is what we will get, if sunshine is what we will give. All you beautiful people have a beautiful smile. I have seen all of you smiling and I remember your smiles vividly. Flash that smile at whomever you meet. Smile at your partner, your children, your friends, your colleagues, and even at strangers.

Spread the sunshine and illumine yours and others’ soul too. 
Before I sign off, here’s a big smile from me for all of you.

-          NZ

31.7.2019  

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