The Benefits of Smiling

Smiling... This simple facial expression turns out to have a lot of benefits, not just for our health and beauty but also for our social interactions. Science provides evidence that smiling reduces stress, boosts our immune system, and lowers the risk of a heart attack. Some studies also suggest that smiling makes people look younger, more attractive, and trustful to others.

For me, some of those benefits are kind of true. Looking at people who put a genuine smile on their faces is so enjoyable. It feels like by smiling they spread their warmth and affection. When a friend talks to me with a smile on her face, I unconsciously talk back with a smile in my face. And somehow it makes me also feel happy. I think most of us would prefer to interact with people with smiling faces rather than angry faces, wouldn’t we?

Not only science, religious teachings  also encourage the act of smiling. In Islam, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said that ‘Even a smile is an act of charity’. In the Bible, it is said that ‘A cheerful look brings joy to the heart’. In Buddhism, there is a ‘Smiling Meditation’ which has the purpose of reducing stress and creating joy and happiness.

Hello Riva, 

You have written a very accurate text about the benefits of smiling and with very few mistakes. In the second paragraph I feel that 'would' is better than 'will' because it is a hypothesis. In the first paragraph I have added 's' to several verbs because 'science' is an 'it'.

Hope this helps

Bob