Peace begins with a smile

Peace begins with a smile

Suffering is not enough

“Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time.

“If we are not happy, if we are not peaceful, we cannot share peace and happiness with others … If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile and blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace … If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it.”

(Thich Nhat Hahn (1987) Being Peace)