Smile. What a wonderful act it is. It can speak a thousand words without having to utter a single word. But has it ever occurred to anyone that there are unsaid words beneath that smile? There can be hidden feelings, covered by the lie and a feigned smile.
Come to think of it, we all smile at some point is a day. Be it for real or for lies. Sometimes it is to make things easy; to get away from something. But do we ever go beyond that smile? Look to see if the person is smiling genuinely or if it's a 'plastic smile'? I am sure we have al, in some point in our lives notice a fake smile in someone. I see heads nod and smiles appearing at this. How many of us take the time to actually see how natural a smile can be.
Have I lost you between the lines? Well, what I wanted to say is, during the recent past, I have come across many people who smile such beautiful smiles. So much so, that they can easily erase your worries. But when looked deep within, they are hurt and scared, more than you can imagine. Sometimes, these individuals smile as it is the only way they can bare with their troubles. By smiling away the worries - literally. Sometimes, however, all they want is for someone to look deeper. To see through their beautiful smile & see the hurt. The anguish.
I know many will say, 'if they want help they need to reach out & ask for it.' What I have to say is that it's not that these people can't do that.It is just hard for them to do that ask for help. Sometimes it goes beyond just asking for help. They may be scared & insecure to actually ask someone for help. They may want some to notice their pain, more than we can imagine.
I think we need to think about the individuals with us. We need to think that sometimes there are people amongst us, who need help desperately, but are unable to reach out and ask for it. I am just saying that we need to remember of the people around us. To be more human, without being just another someone.