Smile
A smile costs nothing, but gives much.
It enriches those who receive
without making poorer those who give.
It takes but a moment,
but the memory of it could last for ever.
No-one is so rich or mighty
that he/she can get along without it
and no-one is so poor that he/she cannot be made richer by it.
A smile creates happiness in the home,
fosters good will in business
and is the countersign of friendship.
It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged,
sunshine to the sad and is natures antidote for trouble.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen,
for it is something that is of no value to anyone
until it is given away.
Some people are too tired to give you a smile.
Give them one of yours,
as no-one needs a smile such
as he/she who has none to give.