Smile through Pain

Human beings have different natures according to their thoughts. In day-to-day life we see many people with different moods like angry, very happy, sad etc.

I am going to narrate a real story of a professor. She always had a smile on her face. Women are usually soft in nature and they can't hide their problems. One can easily identify their mood (happy or sad) from their face. This professor always had a smiling face. Students could see her always with a smile. From my first day to the end of my course I saw her smiling always.

I wanted to know how it was possible. I went to her cabin and asked her, “Ma’am, how do you keep smiling always? How is it even possible? I have been seeing different professors in different moods on different days. But I have seen you always with this smiling and cheerful face. How?”

The teacher replied, "First of all, I appreciate your observation. I am happy to hear. The truth is, my husband has a severe disease. He can't move. He is bedridden. The disease is not curable and I am struggling.  In this situation, what can I do? Even if I cry or be sad every time, I still have to deal the situation myself, right? If I will be sad and show my sorrow to everyone, it will affect all the people I meet. I don't want to disturb anyone. So, I decided to keep smiling & handle my situation myself."

I was in shock when I heard this and my eyes were filled with tears. I couldn’t even believe in all the time I saw her smile she had such a huge sorrow hidden behind it. And her smile and her humorous lectures had made our days happier.

From this incident, I learnt that, when our smiles can make people happy, we need not express all our emotions every time.

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