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A Change in Me

Ivy Yuan

Sometimes I envy those who have faces that let others think they are easy to get along with. They do not need to deliberately have smiles, but they will leave others’ good impressions and make others want to make friends with them. Those who have this characteristic are called people with a “nice-person face”. Unfortunately, I have a “mean-person face”. I used to be a girl who seldom had a smile on my face. Since I had no smile on my face, I was easily considered either unhappy or angry.

During my school years, oftentimes someone would come close to me and ask me what happened because I seemed to be in a bad mood judging from my facial expression. As a result, I could not make myself understood by others. Because of my stiff face, my relationships with my friends and classmates were not quite good because only few people would like to make friends with me. To tell the truth, I did not like to smile for no reason. I thought that it was uncomfortable for me to smile for nothing interesting or exciting. I always thought that keeping smiling would be fake and insincere. I often wondered whether those who always had big smiles on their faces were really happy or not. Did they really smile sincerely?

Little by little, I have learned that smiling plays an important role in my daily life.  I often told myself that I should have a smile on my face or I would never have further relationships with others. For example, a lot of people told me that I was a little bit scary and not easy to get together with when I had no smile on my face. They would think I was a proud person because I always kept a stiff face. They were afraid of making friends with me or even just talking to me.

In my part-time job as a cashier, I have learned that it is necessary to have a smile on my face to show politeness to customers. For example, if a customer comes to the store seeing my stiff face with no smile, they may think I am impolite and do not welcome them. Therefore, they may not want to purchase anything at the store and feel unhappy due to my impolite attitude. All in all, having a smile not only shows my politeness but also reveals my sincerity. Keeping a smile can tell others that I really respect them. Besides, through smiling, I can let others know I am a girl full of sincerity and want to make friends with them. Now I have realized that smiles are the best weapons to win others’ hearts.

That was a valuable turning point that I started to look highly of my relationships with others. Furthermore, I realized that having a smile on my face is the best make-up. If a girl has a nice appearance and wears the most expensive and best make-up but she does not have a smile on her face, no one will like her and want to make friends with her. They would think she must be so proud that they are afraid of making friend with her at the first sight. Although I was born with a “mean-person face”, I can easily change to a person with a “nice-person face” by giving others a big smile on my face. This is my way to win others’ hearts. Most importantly, when I have a big smile, I feel happy and energetic. I am no more a girl who was hard to get together with because smiling can bring me friends and happiness.