Smile a little

We are such an unsmiling population. We are known for our hospitality and welcoming nature but that is only for those whom we can benefit from, a part of the business culture. We are warm in nature , we tend to get involved but only with our families and neighbours. Why aren’t we averagely nice to each other on a daily basis.. what does it take to share a smile or a joke with a stranger.. I experienced a marked contrast in the Thai people. Initially I found their constant smiles annoying( that’s how conditioned I have become to being miserable) .. Man! Even their billboards had actors smiling ( in India mostly all actors are trying to look tough) . Even the doctors we met at our conference did not appear too serious or precise, and though I cribbed about it initially, I then wondered why it was that I was getting a heart attack if a  slight glitch in protocol occurred.why it was so important for me to prove I was better than everyone else. Life isn’t about this. It’s about finding beauty and goodness where you can .. and making the best of it. I’m in a local train in mumbai and while I get jostled and look around at the angry faces, I think it’s inevitable this would happen when survival itself is threatened. But when we know for sure the external world isn’t going to change in a jiffy,why not change our internal world, and share some smiles.