I recently discovered this website and I thought it was pretty cool, a more general version of brotips, girltips, teenagerposts etc. This particular rule attracted me because of what it said about a smile.
One of my best friends is known for her constant ability to light up a room with her smile and infectious laugh. Smiles are also one of her favourite things, but sometimes I think she underestimates the power she gives people herself with her unique 'symbol'. A person's capacity for pain is always tested again and again until (I believe) that like the philosopher Khalil Gibran says, sorrow has carved so much into their soul, that their capacity for love has gotten greater. I firmly agree.
There is a certain fighting spirit you require to go through life. Some might walk through the door with their arms outstretched trying to be open and friendly and catch blessings as well as hurt as they go. But as people, my friend and I have always gone with both our fists up...because life isn't all pretty, it isn't all pleasant and it sure as hell can really bring you down sometimes. But that's the beauty of being human. It's what you make of it, it's how you deal with it. It's how you let things define parts of who you are and the only thing that should define all of you at the end of the day is what choice you make, I think.
It's so easy to find excuses and put obstacles in front of yourself. It's so easy to give up on what you believe in, in order to ease tensions or to soften an argument or to heal something that's breaking. But smiling through it all, with understanding and yet, the silent deadly will to prove to yourself first before you take on the world...that is what makes you more accepting of everyday struggles that go unnoticed. Plato, a Greek philosopher once said, 'be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.' So don't insult anyone's intelligence, make sure you've got yourself sorted, and just be good. Even when it's hard...because you never know when your fighting spirit, your smile, or your laugh is making someone else's, some weary stranger's day.
Keep the faith. (:
FightersAlwaysxx
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