I saw this today (: Its MacDonald's new initiative for unfortunate children ^^ Its called 'Buy a Smile'. And that really set my thinking. Which is a miracle after the arduous 2 hours we sat through in Nanyang Auditorium just hammering out essays. But we are people of mettle! And we'll survive this, yeah? (:
The point is, I saw the words 'Buy a smile' and thought, "wow.". At that moment, that was the only thing that ran through my head. But as I assimilated the thought on the way home, one prominent question was floating around in my head, "Can you truly buy a smile?".
Well, I suppose you could (: On the streets, when you give a heartbroken beggar some money, or buy a tissue packet from an aunty near the MRT stations... Just a simple dollar or two puts a toothless smile on their time-worn faces (: Sometimes when your friend forgets to bring his or her wallet, a dollar is enough to send her home... and put a smile on her face (:
I guess you could buy a smile... but not with that one dollar coin in your pocket. You can only buy a smile with a willing heart (: I suppose the real lesson in giving 2 dollars for a paper smile isn't that you should think money can buy you real happiness... but its the actualization of an action that buys a smile ^^ It doesn't matter whether its a cheque for a million dollars, a gold bar or a simple smile. Sometimes we underestimate the worth of a hug as opposed to mere words on a text message or a well-wish. Its a step forward to actually getting closer to actual, physical happiness, I guess (:
And that's all people need... one step.
and one smile.
Buy a smile today (:
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