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Sonríe sì crees

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Sonríe sì crees – ‘Smile if you believe’ in Spanish

I doubt if the idiom is widely used or if it was used in movies or books. I had this idiom in mind – Smile if you believe. I connected strongly with it and made it my last rope to hang on, should all the ropes snap.

I wanted to remind myself to smile if I believe. So, I went to Google translator and tried the translations of the idiom into the languages I’ve been in touch with. In French, it was not appealing. But in Spanish, ‘Sonríe sì crees’ had a depth that I could fathom.

So I had it inked on my arm. I inked it so I could remind myself to smile.

Everyone has one of those days, where all hope seems lost. And those days come far too often nowadays for everyone, there’s quite a bit toxin in the air. So, smile if you believe. It wouldn’t matter what you believe in. It is important to believe, and smile if you do believe.

Because, all of this that you see is temporary indeed. And, to find a fleeting image or an afterthought to believe in makes life worthwhile.

You’re on the road, you see a roadkill. Your senses are disturbed, and your mind goes berserk. You try to make sense of it by directing the anger or grief elsewhere. On that very same road, you see a kitten receiving warmth from the breasts of a chicken. You smile. You smile because you believe. And, this keeps you going.

Sonríe sì crees

Behind that lens

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So this little fellow decided to peek through the selfie camera to see if he can see what’s behind the glass.

Isn’t that how some people are? Unable to enjoy the moment, ever so curious to know how it happens?

When something un-natural happens, the elders credit it to the unseen forces that they call God. A simple idea really, takes the load out of your brain. You won’t have to work your brains out to decipher the truth, you can let it all happen and deem it to be God’s will.

Inertia.

And there was this one human somewhere in time who couldn’t digest the fact that the Gods would have time to make something this trivial happen. They had far greater things to do, like write destiny or defeat the demons.

So the human sought to seek an explanation. And the human did manage to unravel the mystery.

And then the human’s mind dared to ask, ‘what if God is waiting for me to do his bidding? What if God is like a binge eater watching me live, waiting to see what choice I make’

The human decides that the idea is too incredulous.