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Smiling as a gift of spiritual beauty
November 23, 2009 in Beauty, Love | Tags: Love, smiling, Social design, spreading love | 1 comment
Well over a decade ago, I was walking around San Francisco down by the wharf area. My eyes were drawn to a woman with a shaved head who was being pushed in her wheelchair. I did not want to stare nor be impolite, but the sight of a woman with a shaved head was still unusual enough to compel my attention.
Before I could tear my eyes away, she looked up and caught me gawking. Rather than scowling or grimacing, she gave birth to the most glorious smile. I felt as if I had been zapped by a hot shower of love energy.
There were no words exchanged between us. The truth is that I had been melted on the spot and was too shell-shocked to say anything. I suspect that I had been looking at her with something like pity and she pulled a quick reversal, giving me a smile that would warm me whenever I thought about it for years to come. Read the rest of this entry »

