"Peace begins with a smile" - this strong statement by Mother Teresa clearly expresses the feelings of peace and shared compassion that exist in communication between people. A universal sign, a smile, which brings both admiration and gratitude to the moment, can be the key to bringing mutual understanding, empathy and ultimately war of peace.
In principle, a smile surpassed over the predicament of language barriers, cultural dissimilarities, and social segregation transmits instead the idea of friendly acceptance and well-wishers. This let it help dissipate tension and make conflicts easier to defuse by building connections and understanding between people within and out of the society. In challenging times ahead and periods of difficulties, an empty smile is enough to let us feel right again, to show us a glimmer of optimism and hope at the end of the tunnel, in the deepest darkness of despair.
Thus, smiling can be achieved through the act of smiling as it is infectious thus capable of evoking a chain reaction of positivity and kindness. Through smiles, we thus add to the world becoming a tolerant, caring and friendly place where people are more aware of the beauty of mutual understanding and kindness than on the negative things like hurt, anger and revenge.
Mother Teresa's immortal wisdom teaches us that the long arduous peace walk does not begin with unrealizable dreams, overgrown aspirations or idealistic principles at its core. It is, rather, an everyday journey which, to start with, signifies the coming together in a single sweeping smile, and successive gestures of warmth. Through this perspective, we all can do our share in aiding the formation of a world where smiles will be seizing the day, one after another.
