Itislovethatmakestheworldgoround.Anditisalsolovethathassuchpowertoovercomealldifficulties.Sowesay:“Lovewillfindaway.”Assmileisafacialexpressionshowingpleasureaffectionandfriendlinessitisthecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.AChinesesayingruns:“neverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.”Itisatime-provenfactthatthesmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworld.Wemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighborsbutwesmileinthesametongue.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglovehappinessorgoodwill.

OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCaliforniaitwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalitycontradictedmine.Heseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.Iboughtnothingandmarchedangrilyoutofthestore.Myangertowardthatgrewwitheachstep.Outsidestandingatthecornerwasadark-complexionyoungmaninhisearlytwenties.Hisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmineandinthenextinstantabeautifuldazzlingsmilecoveredhisface.Igaveinimmediately.ThemagneticpowerofthatshiningsmiledroveawayallbitternesswithinmeandIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.“Beautifuldayisn’tit?”Iremarkedinpassing.Thensuddenlysomethinginsidemesentmeturningback.“Ireallyoweyouadebtofgratitude”Isaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepenedbuthemadenoattempttoanswer.AMexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.“CarloshenospeakEnglish”shevolunteered.“YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?”InthatmomentIfelttransformed.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofme.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.“Yes”myreplywasenthusiasticandsincere“tellhimIsaid‘Thankyou!’”“Thankyou?”Thewomanseemedslightlypuzzled.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleave.“Justtellhimthat”Iinsisted.“He’llunderstand.Iamsure!”Ohwhatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagainIshallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.

FromthatdayonIbecamesmile–consciousandIpracticethatdiligentlyanywhereandeverywherewitheverybody.WhenIgotex