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There are thousands of languages in the world, but smile is a universal language which even a baby can speak. Why can't we make it our language?
There is an interesting phrase that introduces us to the beauty and power of the smile : A smile is a curve, that sets everything straight. If a person cannot produce one sweet line on his cheek, three straight lines are formed on his forehead!
If there is smile on a person's face, you can gauge that he is happy at heart. The main instruction given by the photographer in a studio is : "please keep a smiling face". Here keeping a smiling face means having a cheerful heart. Inner happiness which can be read on the face is called a smile.
Mental happiness is the real wealth of life. Happiness is a precious ornament of the mind. The tranquility of the soul is a sign of happiness in this life and the reason for a superior state of birth (sadgati) in the next life.
People do not like if there is a crease on their clothes. They do not like it at all if there are wrinkles on their face. They are extremely cautious and ensure that there is no crease on clothes nor any wrinkles on face. How cautious are they to ensure that there is no crease on the mind which is more precious than clothes and body?
You can evaluate a person's thoughts from his behavior and his facial expressions There is a nice quote in Sanskrit in this context : आकृतिः कथयति गुणान् ! In other words we can say : Face is the mirror of a human being.
MIND YOUR mind : 05
