outside reading #2

A smile gives birth to a smile
by Alexey Kondakov

For this outside reading I read another short story from Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. This story was about how giving a smile to someone else results in another smile. There was a very inspirational quote in the story that said "Share a smile with other poeple and a smile will return to you." I think qoute is very true because you may think that giving someone something as little as a smile has no effect on them, but in reality it could brighten their day just knowing that someone cares for them. Alexey talks about how when he was in the hospital and felt that nothing could make him happy that he realized that putting a smile on your face and looking at the brighter side of things really makes a bad time in life seem better. It's like passing on a little bit of happiness to others.