Just ONE Advice

Most times strangers form the best relationship with you. People you do not know from anywhere and there wasn’t anyone introducing you both to yourselves. If there is one thing I do is keep to myself whenever I am in public, I either try pressing my phone even if I know I am not pressing anything or try listening to the person talking if I am in a seminar.

Before now I rarely smiled, I could say hi to you with a stern look, few times I have had my parents ask me if I am fighting with unseen forces. How do I always have a frown on my face, according to my dad I was unapproachable. I think he was right because people rarely talk to me. Most times when they complain I ask them if I should be walking around smiling, I might come off as a mad person to most people.

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I was waiting for a class on this day and then he walked up to me to ask if the seat next to me was free, I just turned and said “Yes”. As usual, I was going through my phone and then I saw something that made me laugh. “You should smile more, you have a nice smile,” he said to me. I looked at him and smiled then I said “sure”.

I haven’t had anyone say I have a nice smile maybe it is because I rarely smile and I seem pretty grumpy. At some point whenever he sees me he just has to call me “Squidward”, the grumpy character In the SpongeBob cartoon. I knew it was because I always seem grumpy but I think it made me smile. When we became friends he explained to me that smiling at people could make the next person feel comfortable and let out a smile as well and advised me to smile more so people could be comfortable around me.

This feels like it is non-important but then I noticed that when I smile at people whenever I say Hi or greet them. They let out a smile too. This made lots of people so comfortable with me. During my project defense, I walked into the office where my external supervisor was. The first thing I did was greet him while smiling, he smiled back at me while responding to my greeting. That action alone made me so comfortable throughout the process.

I realized that just smiling has a positive impact on one’s relationship with people and it can create an approachable effect. Just that advice I got from a stranger who is my friend now, helped sharpen my mentality and expression and I am thankful that I got to meet him that day. Right now, the first thing you will notice if you get to meet me is that I always smile. You could even tell with the way I communicate.

According to Anthony J. D’Angelo

Smile is the Key that fits the lock of everybody’s heart.

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