Shanti, A sanskit word that means 'peace' Options

[Prashantt Nair]

being a first time user and not knowing what to expect, i'm going to attempt an experiment. i want to see how many people (if there are any) share a similar mindset about the way we interact and live our lives surrounded with hostility and impatience. i notice people around me striving for better lives and in the process forgetting about the things that would truly make them happy. spending long hours in environments that they can't stand and eventually that manifesting in them venting all their frustrations on unsuspecting people who have no connection or control over their mental welbeing.
i like to travel, and i always try to catch the eye of whomever i'm walking by and flashing a smile. i get several different reactions to this. sometimes the person that i have smiled at frowns a little, trying to figure out if he/she knows me somewhere. when he/she realises that i'm a complete stranger the frow quickly deepens and turns into a scowl. other times they just raise an eyebrow back at me which is quite like, 'what are you grinning about'. every now and then (i wish it were more common) i get a smile back. for no reason. in my life thats what gives me true 'shanti'. if i succede at getting one smile a day, i feel really kicked. its sad that in our world everyone is so suspiscious and untrusting that they hesitate to even do the littlest things that derive the most amount of true joy. SMILE.