{"id":271,"date":"2010-10-21T03:31:38","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T03:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspireme.net\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2016-05-11T09:06:15","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T05:06:15","slug":"importance-of-a-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspireme.net\/blog\/importance-of-a-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of a smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Importance of a Smile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read this short inspirational story about the importance of smile and find out what a smile can do.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1557 size-medium\" title=\"Importance of a smile\" src=\"http:\/\/www.inspireme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/funny-smile-vector-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Importance of a smile\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college, I was working as an intern at my University&#8217;s Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of perched on her chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and torso. She was wearing a little white dress with red polka dots. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">As the couple wheeled her up to me I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, largest smile I have ever seen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world; a world of smiles, love and warmth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333300;\">That was ten years ago. I&#8217;m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Unknown Author<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Lesson Learned:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0smile can make all the difference in the world<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0smile has the power to release stress<\/li>\n<li>A Smile will calm you down<\/li>\n<li>A smile make someone else happy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Have a smiley day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Importance of a Smile Read this short inspirational story about the importance of smile and find out what a smile can do. About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college, I was working as an intern at my University&#8217;s Museum of Natural History. 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