On reading William’s Thought for the Day on Wednesday I was thinking how much I miss seeing people smile.
I went to the library last week and the Manager, who I know quite well as I go regularly, said I didn’t recognise you for a minute. In the cold weather I had my coat done right up to the neck, hat on and gloves – and, of course, a mask. We do lose a lot by wearing a mask, but it is really essential at the moment.
In 2020 I put Spike Milligan’s poem Smile on Thought for the Day and I read it every now and then. So, I thought I would share it again.
Smiling is infectious,
You catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
And someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realised
I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile,
Then I realised its worth
A single smile, just like mine
Could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin,
Don’t leave it undetected.
Let’s start an epidemic quick,
And get the world infected!
I know smiling is difficult to see wearing a mask, but if you smile often your eyes do as well! So, let’s have a smile on our faces and infect the world with smiles not coronavirus!!
God bless you all.