Many years ago, talking with a friend, whose life experience had led her to go through pain for a long time and whose face was not able to show a smile, I understood how there are people who cannot smile, even in the midst of wonderful things, their own being is not able to express, let alone experience a little joy.

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Today I remember that conversation with much regret, today that she is gone and I have to face some painful processes that have raised my level of stress and anxiety. Today when I looked at myself in the mirror I had a hard time smiling, looking at myself and finding reasons to sketch a smile became a very difficult task, then, the memory of my friend appeared by my side and told me "you will know that something is broken in your life when you can't smile anymore."

At that precise moment my mind started to go through the images of everything that has been happening to me, everything that on a personal, psychological, emotional, economic and stop counting level has happened to me so far this year. The most impressive thing about all this is that, later, when I left home I realized that I was not the only person who was no longer smiling, I could observe and feel the collective sadness in people who before said they were having a party inside.

Today a worldwide phenomenon, but especially at the country level, is destroying us in an accelerated way. In my country, we were characterized by joy and sometimes an excessive happiness, product of many good things and others of irresponsibility, but in any case we were a country with happy people. I must say that even during the pandemic we did not get to experience this level of sadness and hopelessness that is felt everywhere today.

Today migration, separation of families, sudden deaths, lack of income for quality of life, illnesses and lack of medicines and treatments and much more has collectively generated a great depression. Other countries have experienced this process of depression and sadness as a result of wars, dictatorships, extreme poverty, among other things that have made it difficult to recover happiness and smiles even after generations.

When I no longer smile, it is a reflection from the deepest part of my being, today I am generating the moments to revive my smile, trying not to let the problems overcome me more than they already have. As a person who thinks and vibrates positively, I know that there is a solution for everything. I believe that this moment is a necessary learning, especially, it is an opportunity to show me how strong I am, I know that my smile is not completely lost, that in my life there are still valuable people, important things to do, moments that I must make the most of.

Today I understand that everything happens for a reason, to learn, to grow and to advance. May the smile never fade and especially that when I smile I do it with sincerity and as a sign of the brightness of my soul. When I no longer smile in this here and now, it is because I will have become stardust and I will be part of the cosmos where I will smile to the rhythm of the planets. To all of you thank you for reading, and if you want to comment here below, if you too have had moments where you feel you have lost your smile.