On the Veracity of Smiles

In a book buy, the "Scrumdiddlyumptious Story-teller", Roald Dahl, he describes a certain type of facial expression. Dahl writes, "I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant that he never gave me a fake smile because it's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself. A mouth-smile is different. You can fake a mouth-smile anytime you want, simply be moving your lips. So watch out, I say, when someone smiles at you with his mouth, but his eyes stay the same. It's sure to be a phony" (9).

Dahl points out the remarkably significant distinguishing characteristic of an authentic countenance or a superficial gesture. The harmony of the twinkling eyes and mouth-smile always ensures a smile derived not from some forced and spurious facial gimimck, but a smile that comes from one's joyful emotions. Looking for this harmony in other people can quickly reveal who is congruency or disingenuousness. Connect with the congruency and be genuine with your own expressions by having harmony in how you feel. This congruency creates compatibility with your own intuition, transforming emotions from being complicated, quirky gizmos, to simple beacons of clarity and happiness.