Adults Have Lost the Ability to Smile, Why?
The article discusses how adults seem to have lost the ability to smile as they age. It suggests that societal pressures and personal challenges contribute to this decline in smiling. Despite the burdens of life, smiling can provide hope and calmness to both the individual and those around them.
- ▪The author observed that children respond positively to smiles, while adults often do not.
- ▪Societal expectations and life's challenges may contribute to adults losing their ability to smile.
- ▪Smiling can provide a sense of calm and hope, even if it doesn't solve problems.
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Adults Have Lost the Ability to Smile, Why? 17 May, 2026 Today at the supermarket, I was smiling at a baby. The baby saw my smile and she smiled back. I did a few more times with older kids and they all smiled back. When I smiled at a few adults, no one smiled back. In fact, one of the young ladies gave me a dirty look. As we grow older, we somehow have lost the ability to smile. Society's expectation, peer pressure and life's challenges have wiped the smile off our faces. I feel the same weights on my shoulder. I know I hardly smile whenever I am walking as I am thinking about things that I need to do. Our problems will not go away whether we smile or not. Having a smile may not help your life, but a smile may give someone else hope. A smile is like lighting a candle.
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