SMILE :-)

Hey guys... Please search “validation short movie” on youtube and see the first video. It’s a 16 min video, and its one of the most beautiful videos you would ever see. One of my friends asked me to watch it the other day and I found it amazing, I had a smile on my face after watching it.(Thanks Riddhi) . But it made me think a lot of things, about how we are, how we were and what has happened to us. Where have all the smiles gone??

I remember as a kid,
Even though our canvas shoes were soiled,
Our uniforms were stained,
Our hair was partitioned with lots of oil.

We still had a smile,
An unconditional, natural smile

We wear Armani suits, with Italian leather shoes,
Our wallets filled with cash and credit cards,
Driving the Benzes and BMWs,
Living the dream, for which we work hard.

But where has that smile gone,
That unconditional, natural smile

At a roadside restaurant, we used to meet,
And all it took was a single stem of rose,
We complimented her on her looks, hair, clothes,
That’s the only way we knew how to propose.

All we wanted is to see her smile.
That unconditional, natural smile

Love has altogether a different meaning now,
With a carat of solitaire embedded in white gold,
We use our minds, more than our hearts,
Breaking all the dreams and promises that we once told

What happened about her smile?
That unconditional, natural smile

We shared our tiffins during the breaks,
Sliced a piece of bread into two, for me and you,
Shared our pencils, erasers, sharpeners, etc
Did the homework for each other the night before it was due

We wanted to see our friends smile.
That unconditional, natural smile


We don’t share assignments anymore, study alone for exams,
We don’t help someone who actually is in need,
We run this race and want to win it no matter what,
What’s up with all this greed?

Where did your concern about their smile go?
That uncontional, natural smile.

We have come a long way guys……
To Toyotas and Hondas from Marutis and Tatas,
To Nikes and Pumas from Libertys and Batas

From Samosas and Chats to Burgers and Subs,
From Parks and Grounds to Discos and Pubs

To Restaurants and Hotels from Classes and Dorms,
To Jeans and Tops from the Blue and White Uniforms.

We actually have come a long way..
But in the course of the way we have got lost,
We run, run, run… run the race the world has set,
And if it carries on, we will surely exhaust.

Without realizing that we are forgetting the basics of life,
Happiness lies within, within yourself and the people around,
But we try searching it in the form of money and possessions,
Not knowing that there it would never be found.

Just try to make someone smile today,

It’s not about ME,
It’s all about WE.