Laughter and smiling can not only heal the
mind but the body as well.. (Holden)
Smiling is ...............
:) Universal..... In his travels, Charles Darwin discovered that
smiling was the only facial expression which was recognized
instantly all over the world.
:) Easy to see... It is possible to recognize a smile on someone's
face at a distance of 45 meters. You'd have to be much closer to
decide whether the person was showing surprise, anger or fear.
:) Simple..... You only use on facial muscle to smile.
This is the zygomatic major muscle, which reaches down from
the cheekbone to the corners of the lips. To look sad or angry
you need to use at least two muscles.
:) Good for you..... Studies in the USA have shown the when you
smile your heart rate slows down, your blood pressure goes down
and the body begins to relax. This happens whether you are feeling
happy or not. In fact, if you're feeling unhappy, the simple act of
smiling is the first step to feeling better.
:) Attractive..... According to American dentists Melvin and Elaine
Denholtz, an attractive smile should show most of upper teeth,
at least two thirds of the length, and just the tips if the lower teeth.
Real smiles and false smiles...
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When you smile a real smile, two things happen to your face:
your lips move up towards your cheeks,
and your cheeks themselves go up and gather in the skin
a round the eyes. And a real will usually only last for up to four
seconds.
False smiles are seen on the faces of politicians who have just
lost an election, people who are pretending they are pleased to see
you, and door to door salesmen. False smiles usually appear slightly
too early or too late, and they tend to go on for too long.
But if you really want know if a smile is real or false, look at the eyes.
In a false smile these don't change- however much the person
has practiced smiling.
Eyes are important in other ways too when you feel good,
your pupils get lager; when you feel bad, they become
small. Ancient Chinese traders always looked their customers
straight in the eye.
If the pupils become big, the person was interesting , and
they could ask for more money.
(CAMBRIDGE University press.)
