A smile's not the antithesis of tears. Its not always motivational philosophy when someone says "keep up that smile" especially because it doesn't always have to mean "stay happy to keep away from harsh realities". I know what you might expect from this after reading the title, but this isn't a voice from the centre; its a voice from the knife-edge of sanity.
So, what's in a smile? Well, the most common idea is that a smile in its emotional content either represents happiness or pleasure. You smile when you see someone you like, or when you hear something that makes you feel good. Its strange though, you also smile out of pity, exasperation, or sometimes (for those who speak the lovely lingo of Sarcasm) in tongue-in-cheek contempt. The whole point is that a smile seems to be born out of feelings that your mind seees as comforting.
But see that's the deal; smiling and keeping up your smile is quite meaningless if that's all you see in a smile. What distinguishes a fool from a madman is that the smile of the fool has more stuff in it than that of the madman. Two major manifestations of insanity are extreme fits of laughter and extreme soberness (both without cause). Smiling seems to be the mind's way of trying to not collapse under pressure. I mean, when i think about it, you laugh your head off not because your friend just cracked a joke, but because somewhere deep within, your mind felt the need and saw the opportunity to vent out some of its pressure.
So, what's in a smile, and what could be the invisible meaning when a genius says "keep smiling"? Well, a smile helps you think. It is the antithesis of those thought-feelings that arise out of misunderstood and consequently destructive sanity. Strange but logical; you can think straight only when your lines don't have rocks bending them over like mountain roads. You need a humorous turn of mind to look at things as they are. Just because activists and philosophers are dead serious doesn't mean they lack humour. A little sarcasm, a kutti smile here and there are signs; they are signs that your brainbox is ready for thought. That is, of course, if YOU are ready for thought. In the opposite case....well........you're just plain sane.
So, what's in a smile? Well, the most common idea is that a smile in its emotional content either represents happiness or pleasure. You smile when you see someone you like, or when you hear something that makes you feel good. Its strange though, you also smile out of pity, exasperation, or sometimes (for those who speak the lovely lingo of Sarcasm) in tongue-in-cheek contempt. The whole point is that a smile seems to be born out of feelings that your mind seees as comforting.
But see that's the deal; smiling and keeping up your smile is quite meaningless if that's all you see in a smile. What distinguishes a fool from a madman is that the smile of the fool has more stuff in it than that of the madman. Two major manifestations of insanity are extreme fits of laughter and extreme soberness (both without cause). Smiling seems to be the mind's way of trying to not collapse under pressure. I mean, when i think about it, you laugh your head off not because your friend just cracked a joke, but because somewhere deep within, your mind felt the need and saw the opportunity to vent out some of its pressure.
So, what's in a smile, and what could be the invisible meaning when a genius says "keep smiling"? Well, a smile helps you think. It is the antithesis of those thought-feelings that arise out of misunderstood and consequently destructive sanity. Strange but logical; you can think straight only when your lines don't have rocks bending them over like mountain roads. You need a humorous turn of mind to look at things as they are. Just because activists and philosophers are dead serious doesn't mean they lack humour. A little sarcasm, a kutti smile here and there are signs; they are signs that your brainbox is ready for thought. That is, of course, if YOU are ready for thought. In the opposite case....well........you're just plain sane.
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