“Be the reason someone smiles today”

“Be the reason someone smiles today”–Unknown

by Caleb Myke

This is a great quote because it means that if you help somebody in need on your own time, you have the benefit of having a new friends and maybe he will tell his friends to become your friends.

When I was in the 4th or 5th grade, there was a kid who liked to pick on kids smaller than him. One day in the winter, he and his friends were picking on random kids smaller than him and one of his friends was bullying this kid who tried to stand up to him but the bully wanted to fight. A teacher was walking towards them, so he decided not to fight now but later after school. One of his friends tried to make him stop, but he didn’t listen at all. When the fight started, the smaller kid didn’t want to fight so the bully’s friend saved the kid from getting punched. That smaller kid was actually me. This made me smile because in elementary school, I didn’t have a lot of friends.

Here’s another example of making someone smile by helping them. Some 6th graders don’t have lockers, so it will be helpful to make them your locker partner or let them use your locker for the week or the day. You can also make a person smile by sharing with them, whether it’s money or snacks that you have at home or maybe some of your lunch because some kids don’t bring money to school. Another way you can make someone smile is if they don’t have a phone is if they don’t have a phone and they go home by themselves, you can let them call home or someone they need to call before they go home. So that’s why I think that this is a great quote, and that’s why helping someone is important.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 thoughts on ““Be the reason someone smiles today”

  1. This is a great article and grown ups would benefit from reading it! Sometimes we forget that being kind to others is important, not just for kids, but for adults as well. Thank you for the reminder!

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