I bought an album a couple of weeks ago – from the dreadlocked Newton Faulkner – great album – he’s such a strong singer and not too shabby on the guitar either. Anyway, one of his songs is called ‘people should smile more’ and I concur. I think that the song is eluding to a state of being content with what you’ve got and thankful for the things we so often take for granted, which should lead to an inner happiness, evidenced through smiling and being joyful. I was watching people today as they were walking into work and I noticed that most people don’t smile – in fact most people have a frown or just a plain blank stare, almost zombieish. Even if it does look a little strange when people walk along smiling for no apparent reason, it is rather nice to be on the receiving end of a smile whether from a good friend, acquittance, or relative stranger. Next time you’re walking along deep in thought – try thinking about all the good things in your life and hopefully this will lead to a smile which may be passed on to passers by and transferred throughout the day. Ok so this rambling may not make all that much sense, but it’s late and I need sleep and I know what I’m talking about!
