The Cooling Stream

I smile back whenever others smile at me. To me, respect must be repaid with respect. The feeling that we are a class above another does not come in here. We are human being and we must return fellow human being with respect.

I smile back whenever others smile at me. To me, we can and do learn from others through social interaction. The thought that we are wiser and more knowledgeable than others do not come in here. The world mystifies us and there are a lot more that we are unable to fathom under the sun.

I smile back whenever others smile at me. To me, this is the most natural thing to do. The urge to put on a "holier than thou" face does not come in here. We are all terrible sinners and none of us can meet God on our own accord.

Sometimes I wonder just how expensive and difficult is our smile.....

Of course, we don't smile at those who simply accuse us and condemn us without any apparent reason.

Equally true is that we don't want to show terrible faces that will bring us many strangers and enemies.

So I always tell myself to smile often before I lose them all.

Smile always.... remember the hundreds of people who smile at us everyday.

Isn't life more wonderful with more smiles?

Can't remember when is the last time I say "I love you".

Can't remember when is the last time I say "Thank you."

It is so easy to take things and people for granted.

It is so easy to neglect our spousal relationship and find ourselves merely tolerating each other.

And that is how many of us treat our wives.

....And I am no different............

They say, "Man works from sun to sun, but woman's work is never done."

And that is what many of our wives are doing, day and night... till dawn.

Sad indeed to know that many of us are not very sensitive and loving to our wives.

....And I am no different............

We are happy when food is readily served.

We are happy to have clean and ironed clothes.

We are happy when the house is always clean and tidy.

We are happy when our children are well behaved......

But we forget the mastermind of our home.

We sometimes works so hard that we forget our wife and children.

But our hardworking wife take very good care of our family.

There she is.......

.......no grumbling, not even a sound.

And always ready with a beautiful smile and tender loving care.

Thank you, my wife.....

You are ready great.

I love you.

....please forgive me.....