11 July
2011
Written by Brian Martin
What I have learned in my life is that if you want something in life, you have to give it.
If you want respect – give respect.
If you want someone to smile at you - smile at them.
If you want love – give love.
If you want money – give money, or your time to contribute to something you value.
If you want happiness, tell your face and show happiness to others - it gives them an opportunity to respond.
The two most important things the majority of people want for their children is success and happiness, or happiness and success which includes good health.
In fact, if you’re happy you are going to be healthier. It is physically impossible to laugh and stress out at the same time. Stress creates disease in our body that many times manifests into a physical illness.
Some recent research about the power of a smile (published in the British Medical Journal), where American researchers tracked more than 4700 people in Farmington, Massachusetts, as part of a heart study conducted over 20 years, showed a smile added value to people’s lives and good health.
So smile and spread cheer! Smile and the whole world may smile with you.
Happy people passed on their cheer to people they did not know. This transferred happiness lasted up to one year. Wow. Can you imagine how much joy you have given to the people you have smiled at and said a kind word to?