Creating More Smiles In The World
I'm about to write a check which will help to create a brand new beautiful smile. It's the sort of smile that the world has never seen before. And it's pure magic.
Creating more smiles in the world is a wonderful ambition, don't you think? You could do it by being a great comedian and telling lots of side-splitting jokes. You could be a screenwriter and pen the next, "Friends" or "Seinfield" and bring more humour to the lives of people all round this planet. Inventing wonderful products that enhance other people's lives and make them feel better would definitely contribute to making more smiles.
Maybe your way of creating more smiles in the world is simply to be kind to those you meet. You could practice the Golden Rule, and treat people the way you would love to be treated: with warmth, consideration and respect. That sure would be a wonderful way to create more smiles in the world and I encourage you to do it. After all, you have to be the change you want to see in the world.
Yeah, I definitely like the idea of creating more smiles. I think the world needs more happy people -- today more than ever. Aren't you fed up with scowls and frowns and grim determined faces?
Confession time: I was in the supermarket earlier today and I suddenly felt that MY face was 'set in stone' as I passed people. I was definitely not smiling or giving anyone else the opportunity to smile back. Now I'm no George Clooney but I have a perfectly serviceable smile thank you very much. It might be a bit wonky but when you see it, it's alright and will probably make you feel good. But I wasn't using it.
...I'm a rusty public smiler. There, now you know my secret shame.
Joking aside, the real shame is when you can smile ... but don't. Some people in the world would love to smile ... but can't.
A letter landed on my doormat this morning and it was from an organisation called The Smile Train. The by-line on the envelope read: Changing The World One Smile At A Time. That caught my attention and interest, so I opened it, intrigued as to what it could be.
Yeah, you guessed it -- it was a fundraising letter from a charity. But wow, as I looked at the information, I was really impressed. Impressed enough for me to want to pen this short message in the hope that it will impress you too.
The Smile Train uses 100% of all donations to pay for operations to children in developing countries (that's the politically correct word today for 'poor') who have cleft lips or palates. When you see the BEFORE pictures, you realise how terribly disfiguring this condition is. Left untreated it basically condemns the poor kid to a life sentence of shame and suffering. And these are great little kids. When you see the AFTER photos of kids that have been treated thanks to The Smile Train organisation, you realise what a wonderful thing it is to create a brand new smile in the world.
There are so many worthy causes in the world, so many things that you could donate your money too. I was just impressed by the simplicity and immediacy of what this Smile Train does. Apparently, £150 covers the cost of a complete cleft surgery. That's not chicken feed to me. But I can spend that real easy and not know what I got for it. Knowing that I have changed the way one little person feels about themself and the way they are treated by others, that is definitely worth £150 to me. That's why I am writing a check out right now.
You may know me for my articles on creative thinking at my main website. But today I am writing about creating more smiles in the world. I'm taking a ride on The Smile Train. Why don't you check out their website at http://www.smiletrain.org.uk and see if you feel like taking a ride too?
All Aboard!
About the Author: Wily Walnut is better known for his free articles on unleashing your genius for creative thinking, but today he wants to encourage you to unleash more smiles in the world with the Smile Train at: http://www.smiletrain.org.uk
Creating more smiles in the world is a wonderful ambition, don't you think? You could do it by being a great comedian and telling lots of side-splitting jokes. You could be a screenwriter and pen the next, "Friends" or "Seinfield" and bring more humour to the lives of people all round this planet. Inventing wonderful products that enhance other people's lives and make them feel better would definitely contribute to making more smiles.
Maybe your way of creating more smiles in the world is simply to be kind to those you meet. You could practice the Golden Rule, and treat people the way you would love to be treated: with warmth, consideration and respect. That sure would be a wonderful way to create more smiles in the world and I encourage you to do it. After all, you have to be the change you want to see in the world.
Yeah, I definitely like the idea of creating more smiles. I think the world needs more happy people -- today more than ever. Aren't you fed up with scowls and frowns and grim determined faces?
Confession time: I was in the supermarket earlier today and I suddenly felt that MY face was 'set in stone' as I passed people. I was definitely not smiling or giving anyone else the opportunity to smile back. Now I'm no George Clooney but I have a perfectly serviceable smile thank you very much. It might be a bit wonky but when you see it, it's alright and will probably make you feel good. But I wasn't using it.
...I'm a rusty public smiler. There, now you know my secret shame.
Joking aside, the real shame is when you can smile ... but don't. Some people in the world would love to smile ... but can't.
A letter landed on my doormat this morning and it was from an organisation called The Smile Train. The by-line on the envelope read: Changing The World One Smile At A Time. That caught my attention and interest, so I opened it, intrigued as to what it could be.
Yeah, you guessed it -- it was a fundraising letter from a charity. But wow, as I looked at the information, I was really impressed. Impressed enough for me to want to pen this short message in the hope that it will impress you too.
The Smile Train uses 100% of all donations to pay for operations to children in developing countries (that's the politically correct word today for 'poor') who have cleft lips or palates. When you see the BEFORE pictures, you realise how terribly disfiguring this condition is. Left untreated it basically condemns the poor kid to a life sentence of shame and suffering. And these are great little kids. When you see the AFTER photos of kids that have been treated thanks to The Smile Train organisation, you realise what a wonderful thing it is to create a brand new smile in the world.
There are so many worthy causes in the world, so many things that you could donate your money too. I was just impressed by the simplicity and immediacy of what this Smile Train does. Apparently, £150 covers the cost of a complete cleft surgery. That's not chicken feed to me. But I can spend that real easy and not know what I got for it. Knowing that I have changed the way one little person feels about themself and the way they are treated by others, that is definitely worth £150 to me. That's why I am writing a check out right now.
You may know me for my articles on creative thinking at my main website. But today I am writing about creating more smiles in the world. I'm taking a ride on The Smile Train. Why don't you check out their website at http://www.smiletrain.org.uk and see if you feel like taking a ride too?
All Aboard!
About the Author: Wily Walnut is better known for his free articles on unleashing your genius for creative thinking, but today he wants to encourage you to unleash more smiles in the world with the Smile Train at: http://www.smiletrain.org.uk
