On World Smile Day, learn simple ways to draw a smile and reap its benefits

Arab Weather - Since 1999, the world has been celebrating on the first Friday of October the World Smile Day, which falls this year on (October 7), and the global celebration of this day comes to urge people to smile and do simple actions and initiatives, but they are able to draw a smile on the faces of others, That smile removes the misery from their faces and inspires hope and goodness in their souls.

Story of World Smile Day

In 1963, Harvey Ball, an American graphic artist and advertising man, created the yellow smiley face symbol that we all know, and this symbol became so popular that it became one of the most famous symbols in the world. With the expansion of the Internet it was used as an emoji, and in response to the effect of the smiling face, in 1999 the World Smile Day was officially adopted with the aim of inspiring people to do kind actions that draw a smile.

Simple ways to make others smile

1. A joke or a light joke: A joke is one of the quickest and easiest ways to make a smile.
2. Give a real compliment: People generally like to compliment and compliment them, especially women, but make sure the compliment is honest, that simple sentence, which took maybe 15 seconds to say, can make an entire week awesome.
3. Tell someone that you are proud of them: These words have a great effect on souls, always tell the people around you that you are proud of them when they do something.
4. Write a Handwritten Letter: Handwritten paper letters have a magical effect on our souls, and a simple, gentle, handwritten letter can bring happiness for days.
5. Good listening: The best and simplest thing you can do for someone is to be completely attentive when they speak, and they will never forget how much you listened and cared about them.
6. Thank and apologize: Expressing gratitude and thanks, and the initiative to apologize, motivate people to smile.
7. Spread the good news: stop spreading any bad news, so as not to be a reason to draw sadness on the faces, and instead participate in spreading the good news, to succeed in drawing a smile on the faces of those around you.
8. Feed the food: serve food to a hungry person, a homeless child or a poor woman, to bring a smile back to their faces.
9. A smile on everyone's face you see every day.

The fruits and benefits of a smile

The smile has luster and beauty, and expressions that give comfort and pleasure to the face of its owner, and the Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, urged and said, peace and blessings of God be upon him: “Your smile in the face of your brother is charity” and he, peace be upon him, said: “You will not satisfy people with your money, so let them be able to spread your face and good manners.” Smiling is a gift to others that is more important than material giving. Sometimes the need to feel joy is more than other material needs. Among the benefits of drawing a smile:

1. Smiling is a way to show our concern for others.
2. Smiling increases productivity and helps in doing more difficult tasks because of its positive effect on mental health.
3. A smile makes a person look positive and gives him an elegant look.
4. A smile spreads love in the atmosphere, and reduces feelings of depression, hatred and anxiety.
5. A smile provides an atmosphere of friendliness, contentment, focus and optimism, especially in the workplace. Imam Ibn Uyaynah says: (And cheerfulness is a trap for affection, and righteousness is an easy thing: a loose face and soft words).
6. A smile makes the task of communicating information easier, by relieving tension and calming souls.
7. Reduces the manifestations of aging, so Basmons appear younger than their real age.
8. It removes grudges and disagreements and clears hearts, reducing problems and making it easier to solve many of them.
9. It helps patients recover from their pain faster and enjoy better health.

Despite the misery that we see in the world, we must have a strong will that transcends worry and calamity, and let us remember that we will not change anything that God Almighty has decreed for us with our anger, illusion and frown, and that we will lose a lot of our health when we are angry, and we will lose others when we frown, and we may lose religion when it exceeds worry. And anger comes to protest against the decree of God Almighty. If cheerfulness is not in our nature, then let us learn how to smile and try to be in our nature after we remember the fruits of smiling, and let us always strive to draw a smile on the faces of those around us.