The Greatest Lesson that I have ever been taught

The greatest lesson that I have ever had was taught to me by my mother when I was ten or eleven years old.  I was taught that when you display emotions, even if you don’t actually feel the emotion, it can and will rub off on you and everybody around you.  For example, if you happen to be in a bad mood, you should try to fake feelings of happiness and smile a lot and look cheerful.  Eventually, what will happen is that you will become happy and forget about your bad mood, for the feelings that you are faking will become your real ones.  Because moods and emotions are infectious, this also affects other people, and one excited person can create an entire room buzzing with excitement.  This is why the emotions that we show are so important, as a single person can greatly affect the moods of others.