Mohamed Hamdy writes... they are smiling
- Europe and Arabs
- Tuesday , 30 August 2022 19:34 PM GMT
In the midst of your daily preoccupations with your family, personal and professional responsibilities, you may forget one of the secrets of life that helps you overcome many problems and worries...smile. Sidewalks in American neighborhoods and cities bring together people who often do not know each other, yet when eyes meet or one passes by, you see him shake his head and say morning or evening greetings with a slight smile. You enter a shop to buy coffee, you find the workers welcoming you with a clear voice and a smile that is not obscured by the sun, you go to the post office or the supermarket, you also find them with the same spirit and enthusiasm. I still remember an employee in the Official Documentation Office in Washington, DC, with his usual simple appearance, he liked to close the buttons of his shirt to the end, and every time I go to request a service he is still smiling, even though he does not know me and I do not know him, and dozens of people from the dealings are scrambling for him. different. They are ordinary people who also have problems, debts, university loans that do not expire, the monthly house installment to the bank, and the high cost of living, yet this benign social tradition has not disappeared from their daily behavior. A dear friend recounted to me a situation that happened with her at a gas station in Virginia, where there is no one to fill the fuel tank for you and you have to serve yourself yourself. This lady is from her and I asked her shyly, can I ask you something? I need a hug. It was only that I threw in her lap and cried for a moment. Then she raised her head, thanked her, and said that was all I needed for the day. The heavenly religions urge us to be optimistic and cheerful, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, says, “Your smile in the face of your brother is charity for you.” Despite this, this behavior is rare in the daily customs in our Arab countries, see how many times you exchanged greetings and smiles with people you do not know and do not know you in front of your house, in the garage At the supermarket, in the mall, we may be surprised that the opposite is true even if the two know each other well. The frown is the master of the situation, as if they had fought over the love of a girl in university, so she chose one of them and rejected the other! Smile, life smiles back.
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