Smile

The feel of claiming a victim with a small gesture you make is awesome. I do not go around killing people but just last week while walking in the mall I made a fellow shopper completely freeze in his tracks and look at me in disbelief. I didn’t do anything fanatical. I just smiled at him.

An early morning shopper, in his pajamas and holding energy drink his hand, with a disgusted look on his face. We meet face to face and I Just give him a smile, he must have concluded I was an ET with extra face muscles enabling me to exert a smile. What followed was more intriguing to me, the moment I smiled and he gave those strange look, the man immediately looked down. Now do not ask where but I was Laughing Out Loud (in silent mode). May be I should have told him, Sir there is some more shopping left for you this morning.

Surely a smile can bring the best and worst out of a person. Some will be dead shocked and some give quizzed looks and few do smile back. It is more like we approach one another with a “Cautious” mind set and we don’t smile at each other until they are known faces. It is more like “under no circumstances you are supposed to make eye contact with other person”. Just pretend he/she is transparent and look through him/her else keep yourself occupied in shopping. If by mistake you do make eye contact then give looks as if you are going to steal all the money from him/her.

The situation can get worse with women. For a smile most women reflexively and “instinct driven” respond with a frown, very few give back a smile, some of them are shocked and the rest show fear. So the individuals “well being” will depend on her split second reaction and on the number of male shoppers around at that time.

Now do I need to be cautious? If it is in my area, “Chanti is LOCAL” so I will take that risk but anywhere else I STILL vow not to change. I will continue to smile at every random person I meet while shopping. I really don’t care if they think I am a mutant or I don’t belong there.

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  1. $iriFebruary 21, 2012 at 2:32 PM

    I like the last line more "I wil smile at every random person" ................i would also add- "Smile ,smile more it costs nothing " .

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    1. T. R. RaoFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:09 AM

      Thank you Siri, Working on it!!!..I mean, I am trying to add that smile in real life as well.

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  2. Gaurav MisraFebruary 24, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    Your writing skills are intriguing and I always enjoy reading your posts (as a ghost reader creeping in, reading and leaving without posting comments). Keep up the good job :)

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