Smile. – 2015 12 11

I was in the bus, heading home after a hard-working tiring/exhausting day. A girl nearby was talking on her phone. It seemed she was talking about quitting her job after huge experiencing a great amount of stress , and she felt sad. When I turned around for a quick glance, I noticed tears on her cheeks. Those tears were dropping (dripping) so fast, with reflection of the lights from outside.

It reminded me how many times I was in the similar situation. Sometimes I felt bad after work and I didn’t want to bring my bad mood home, I cried quietly in the bus.

“I should encourage her!” – The idea popped out in my mind. But I was too shy to start a conversation. I hesitated for a big while some time until it was only one stop away from the destination. I decided to be brave.

I smiled to her, looked at her eyes, and told her: ”Hey, I heard what you talked about on the phone, I think it is just a hard time for you. Everyone may have similar experience. But it doesn’t mean that you have a bad life. Don’t cry, when you cheer up you will find a better choice. I am sure you can make it.”

She waved to me when I got off the bus, with a smile on her face.