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Smile, underrated but overused. Unapologetically, we use smiles so often that we are left with no feeling attached to them. We are stressed, we smile to hide it. We are sad, we wear a fake smile. In a crowd where we don't belong, we smile either we understand that what people are talking or doing or not. Some strangers smile at us, we smile back, not knowing why he/she smiled. When a person tells a lie, we want to frown, but we smile like an idiot that we have no idea. He is the saint, whatever he is saying is true. Moreover, in a lapse of sheer disaster when our eyes are filled with tears & we are about to break down. Somebody asks, "Are you okay?" Again we use a smile as the bait and say "yes, all okay." Pathetic smile.

Now, most people would say: "Isn't it good that we act bravely in an hour of despair?" But darling, what is the point of acting bravely when you have left with no strength in your bones. That is more dangerous. Acting what you are not, that is unfair to yourself. Don't wear a mask you can't bear the burden of.

Ask yourself; What is the purpose or emotion attached to a smile? A common answer is "To hide PAIN." That is what we have made from it. But in an actual, smiles are...