who can turn the world on with her smile?

To smile is not to smile only for yourself; the world will change because of your smile. Thich Nhat Hahn

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You'll enjoy what you do mostly because you resolve to enjoy it. ... You'll receive invitations and other nifty perks as people respond to your smile. (Gemini, Oct. 18)

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I want to be famous to shuffling men

who smile while crossing streets,
famous to sticky children in grocery lines,
as the one who smiled back.

Naomi Shihab Nye