What it takes to Smile?

   Over the past few days, my attitude towards life has changed drastically. I smile less and frown more, I laugh less and crib more. But all this is not without reason. There are certain facts about life that I have recently accepted; it's just that I am having a tough time adjusting coping with them. People say I have changed to a grumbling person. But not even one of them bothered to ask the actual reasons. I was forced by circumstances to be the way I am now.
   There are certain truths about life that, after reaching a certain limit, just cannot be overlooked. I know that I am surrounded by diplomatic people who actually are backstabbers under the masks of innocence. I know I can't be at the top anymore. I know I cannot regain the things that I have lost in life. For certain things that went wrong, I know that I can do nothing but just sit back and regret. I just want to go back to the past and set things right, provided that I get a second chance. There are people whom I have hurt. There are people who have hurt me. There are people that I want in my life. There are people whom I want to kick out of my life. I know these aren't enough reasons to justify the new me. I am not like this always. Life does give me reasons to smile, a lot. But some days, I break. All the held back tears, mixed with frustration and grief, break free. On such days, I wonder what went wrong. I wonder why I did the things that I shouldn't have done and I wonder why I never did the things that I should have done.

Don't cry because it's Over, Smile because it Happened. 

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   Life, at times is unfair. You obviously get what you deserve, but the sad part is accepting that you may never have what you want. Not everyone is good at it. Not many people know how to fake a smile. Not many people out there are dual-faced. Sometimes, people are what they are. They may not smile too often, but that means that there is something bugging them. Smiling isn't as easy as it sounds. It's just not the lips that have to work; the heart is involved as well. Everybody has their own share of problems in life, but not many have the strength to tackle them with a positive attitude.
   People can fake happiness, but it is almost impossible to fake grief. One simply cannot pretend to break sad or depressed. The only solution is to overlook the negatives and focus on the positive things around us. Try to bring yourself to accept what you have. You may often think that you deserved better in life, but then what you currently have isn't that bad too. Laugh away your problems. Indulge yourself in what you love the most, explore yourself. Find out what you're meant for. The day you find out who you are, things will be brighter. Your vision will be much clearer. You'll know why things happened that way. And as far as other things are concerned, well, Ignorance is Bliss!

The most beautiful Smiles are the ones that struggle through the Tears. 

Why do People Change?

   As people move on with life, they change. And not always in a positive way. They meet new people and in order to adjust with them, they try to be one of them. This is what changes them. Is it actually possible for a person to change? To forget who they were and move on to become a completely different person? I've seen people change in love; I've seen people change for love. Their preferences change, their priorities change. Some realize their mistakes and change to correct them. People shatter our trust and then apologize. Claiming that they have changed. Our friends change and we grow apart. It is surprising how someone you used to be so close to, can't even find the time or the need to reach you once in a month or so. The question is, Do people actually change or it's just that we get to see their actual colours after a span of time?

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   The reason why relationships or friendships don't last today? People change. They change their priorities. They change their attitude. Because people, in the process of adapting themselves to the new people around them, forget who they were and what they used to be. They tend to forget that this change, it not only affects them but those around them too. It affects the people close to them, and not always in a good way. And why do people exactly change?
   Maybe because they are too bored with their former selves and are looking for something new, not realizing that there are people who love them the way they are. People change when they shift their focus in life, to more important things. A change in priorities. And mostly, people change for attention, people change because they aren't confident about themselves. They want to be someone else, someone who is way better than them, even if it means giving up on their original self. 

Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.