Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Adorable Smile from a cute little Stranger!

It was one of my usual trips in one of the public transport services. I got into the bus with ease and took a seat near the window which was my favourite place in any bus, as it gave me a good view of things happening outside and some fresh air too! As i made myself comfortable and got adjusted for the travel ahead, a lady with a little girl aged about 2-3 years got into the bus. This was not an unusual scene for me, so i just turned my face and peeped out of the window although i noticed a very curious and a cute face in that little girl.

As her mother couldnot carry her, she was made to sit in a separate seat with her mom seated beside her in the row opposite to where i was seated. Though i noticed all this, it did not look new to me at all and i was just lost in my own thoughts as i got one big broad adorable smile from the little stranger.. It made me feel great. I smiled back too and kept wondering what made her give me such a cute smile.Even as i wondered about it, it was time for her to get down. Her mom again carried her and she looked as happy as ever. She again turned back, looked at me and smiled again. This time around i was a little confused too as to what was going on, and i started wondering if i had seen or met her before.

Little did i realise then that she never asked herself whether she had to smile or not. She was just happy and blissfully innocent and shared her happiness with someone though she did not know me at all. Soon it was my turn to get down and as i walked back home i kept wondering if we are victims of choice as some of us make a choice to share our happiness too. I guess its far more easy as kids to do that and still get away with it! :-)

It was an amazing and a rejuvenating experience to get such an innocent, happy and humble smile from a cute little stranger.
I Hope i get to meet her again!!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

i do that too,....smile at strangers..
but it almost always gets one of two responses....
an empty stare or
a smirk..which says.."this guy must b crazy, he is smiling at me!!..

So i guess, all this smiling at strangers is good only when cute lil' kids do it or when good looking gals do it..not for big guys like me!!

But it is too late for me to change my ways..so i continue to sport a smile a mile wide....without bothering what ppl think...
occasionally, one does meet ppl who respond with bright smiles..that makes up for all those ugly stares i usually get :D

Anonymous said...

"Ignorance is bliss knowlege is enlightment"

Which can u leave out of two - none. Life is a mixture of both. You begin your life with ignorance and end with nirvana. At any point in your life you cannot be both completely, even a child has enough knowlede but it appears far less for you but LIFE is out there to show you what HE is upto!!!

-Vinay

Anonymous said...

"Ignorance is bliss knowlege is enlightment"

Which can u leave out of two - none. Life is a mixture of both. You begin your life with ignorance and end with nirvana. At any point in your life you cannot be both completely, even a child has enough knowlede but it appears far less for you but LIFE is out there to show you what HE is upto!!!

-Vinay