I was at the market at 5 p.m. to pick up a few essentials (必需品): Cream for coffee, eggs for breakfast and Advil (布洛芬) for my1. After struggling all day doing jobs, I did not want to be2, because I'm so tired. But I told myself it was my3stop before going home to put my feet up.
So I4a parking place, grabbed a bag from the trunk and found a shopping cart. That's when I saw her. She was5in a shopping cart. She looked to be maybe 9-months old, short blond curls, blue eyes. I couldn't take my6off her. Then I did what I always do with 7: I gave her my best smile. It may have looked a bit mad, 8 it comes from my heart.
That's a (an) habit I formed long ago when I became a mother. It started with my child, in that unforgettable, life-changing moment of her birth. I've learned that everyone needs a 9sometimes, young and old, friends and10, even those at the market in a rush to get home. She took her time deciding just what to make of my smile. But finally, she lit up a smile to me. I wish you could have seen her. I laughed and waved goodbye. And she11me a kiss. That put a smile on my face that got a smile12from every shopper I passed. I was13smiling when I got home and realized I'd forgotten to get Advil. 14, I didn't need it. My headache was gone.
Somehow, in that simple15of smiles, this weary old world becomes a better place. If you're lucky, maybe they'll even blow you a kiss and make your headache go away.
