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Tariq mahmood Awan

As a kid, you would have enjoyed the mother’s smile; is it not divine? Then, for a lover, the smile of a beloved is an elixir. There is something special in a human smile. Aesthetics believe humans are at their best when they smile. Smile provides poetic justice to humans.
Smiling is a universal expression of positive emotion with various psychological and social benefits. In this article, I will critically evaluate the concept of smile and its effects on human beings in love, relations, administration and social affairs of public and private life.

A smile is a subtle way of expressing one’s feelings and emotions, but it can also significantly impact us and others in various aspects of life. A mother’s smile can nurture our growth, attachment, and well-being. It can reflect her warmth, love, and security and foster a strong bond between her and her child. It can also help us regulate our emotions and learn how to respond to social feedback. The smiles of siblings can shape our social skills, personality, and happiness. It can help us understand how to cooperate, communicate, and empathize with others. It can also share smiles of joy, amusement, and affection, which can enhance our mood and well-being.

Then, the smile of a beloved can strengthen our attraction, intimacy, and relationship satisfaction. Aesthetically, the smile of a beloved is the most celebrated feeling. It can also reduce stress and conflict in romantic relationships, as it can convey empathy, forgiveness, and wit. Likewise, the smiles of friends can improve the quality and quantity of our social interactions and support. It can make us appear more friendly, trustworthy, and cooperative, facilitating social bonding and cooperation. It can also evoke positive emotions and responses from others, creating a feedback loop of mutual happiness. It can also help us cope with negative emotions and situations, as it can activate the reward system in the brain and release endorphins.

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An administrative smile is critical for cooperative administration in Pakistan. The smile of a boss can influence our performance and outcomes in various administrative tasks and roles. It can enhance the persuasiveness and credibility of leaders, managers, and organizers, as it can convey confidence, competence, and charisma. It can also increase the satisfaction and loyalty of customers, clients, and employees, as it can create a positive impression and rapport. It can also boost the creativity and productivity of workers, as it can stimulate the brain and enhance the mood. The smile of interacting with people can affect our perception, judgment, and behaviour in various other affairs of public and private life. It can improve our health and well-being, lowering blood pressure, strengthening the immune system, and increasing longevity. It can also promote peace and harmony, reducing aggression, prejudice, and discrimination.

Smiling can enhance the attraction and intimacy between romantic partners. Usually, couples who smile more during a conversation discover higher levels of positive affect, closeness, and relationship satisfaction. Smiling can also signal interest and flirtation and increase the chances of being approached by a potential mate. Smile is a natural connection between two genders. Smiling is the beginning of a love affair between couples, and as long as the smile is there, the relationship keeps developing. Furthermore, it can also reduce stress and conflict in romantic relationships, as it can convey empathy, forgiveness, and humour. A study has revealed that couples who smiled more during a conflict resolution task had lower levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, and higher levels of oxytocin, a bonding hormone.

Smiling can improve the quality and quantity of social interactions in various domains of life. Smiling can make people appear more friendly, trustworthy, and cooperative, facilitating social bonding and cooperation. It is a common observation that people who smile more during a group task are rated more positively by their peers than those who smile less. Smiling can also elicit positive emotions and responses from others, creating a feedback loop of mutual happiness. Smiling can also help people cope with negative emotions and situations, as it can activate the reward system in the brain and release endorphins, which are natural painkillers and mood enhancers. It is also a common observation that people who smile while performing a stressful task have lower heart rates and perceive less stress than those who are instructed to maintain a neutral expression.

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Smiling can influence the performance and outcomes of various administrative tasks and roles. Smiling can enhance the persuasiveness and credibility of leaders, managers, and business people, as it can convey confidence, competence, and charisma. It is also found that speakers who smile more during a persuasive speech are rated more favourably by their audience than those who smile less. Smiling can also increase the satisfaction and loyalty of customers, clients, and employees, as it can create a positive impression and rapport. Our everyday experience finds that service workers who smile more during customer interactions receive higher service quality ratings and customer satisfaction than those who smile less. Smiling can also boost the creativity and productivity of workers, as it can stimulate the brain and enhance the mood. A study by Isen et al. (1987) found that participants who watched a comedy video that made them smile performed better on a subsequent divergent thinking task than those who watched a neutral video.

Smiling can affect the outcomes of various affairs of public and private life. Smiling can improve the health and well-being of individuals, as it can lower blood pressure, strengthen the immune system, and increase longevity. Accordingly, smiling is a powerful tool that can positively affect human beings in various aspects of life. Smiling can enhance love, relations, administration, and other affairs of public and private life by influencing the emotions, perceptions, behaviours, and outcomes of oneself and others. However, smiling is not always appropriate or beneficial, as it can also convey negative emotions such as embarrassment, deceit, or grief or elicit adverse reactions such as suspicion, resentment, or envy. Therefore, smiling should be employed wisely and sincerely to maximize its benefits.

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