A Flash of Inspiration

Don't Let the World Change Your Smile

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This quote is amazing. Don't let the world change your smile. The world will try, believe me, it will try. This world of pain and doubt, of suffering and death, of lies and power-obsession. That's where you live, where we all live.

It has affected everyone. Here's a thought:

Who would you be if the world had never told you who it thought you should be?

Really, who would you be? Would you believe the lie that you aren't enough, if no one judged? Would you be ashamed of how you looked, if no one judged? Would you feel you don't belong, if no one judged? Would you be who you are now, if no one judged?

The answer is no. No. You would be different. You would be, well, you. You would be you. That sounds like I'm Captain Obvious or something, but ask yourself this. Are you who you want to be? If the answer is no, then you have been changed. Would you change yourself if you could? I'm not talking physically. I mean personality. Looks today are very hard on people, but I'll cover that another time. Would you change who you are? What would you change? Answer in the comments.

Here's what you need to know. If the things you want to change actually CAN be changed by you today, then change them. Change them now. I'm not saying in any way that it's easy. Of course it's not! Changing who you appear to be to others? That's really hard! But if you let yourself carry on being someone you don't want to be, it will lead you bad places. Say you're someone who hangs around people they shouldn't. It will lead to to very bad situations. You can change that. You can one, stop hanging g out with them, or two, be the person you want to be with them. If you start acting like the real you, that will be huge. You could, in fact, help some of them learn to be themselves as well.

What you can't change isn't worth changing. Its part of what makes you you.

What it all boils down to is masks. Masks. We all wear one, depending on where we are, and who we are with. Think about it. Are you always the same person, around everyone? I don't know anyone who is.

Don't. Let. It. Change. You. Don't be the person the world wants you to be. Change yourself now. It will be hard, yes. But if you don't change, you will become someone you don't like. And that is very scary.

Let your smile change the world. Come on, be that ray of sunshine in someones day! Be that helpful person who is there for everyone! BE YOU!

Let your smile change the world. Don't let the world change your smile.