The world is dark.

We all wake up each day, trying to find a light to help us carry on. For some, it's easier than others. But nonetheless, we all search for that light.

So why don't we become that light?

We've all felt sadness, and we've all felt happiness; it's inevitable. 

We know how hard it is to be sad, the feeling downright sucks. So I wonder why so many people try to bring that feeling into someone's life, just to make themselves feel better.

Have you ever been smiled at by a stranger on a bad day, and felt a weight being lifted off your shoulders as an unconscious smile finds its way onto your face?
Why don't we wear that smile more often? That way, whoever is having a bad day would see your smile and find hope.

Because if you can smile in this world, surely they can too.

Sure, it's hard sometimes, almost impossible.

But it's never impossible to make others happy.

We know how much it sucks to feel down, and we know that a random compliment from a stranger, no matter how small, could make us feel giddy inside. We'd remember their words for many days, the memory bringing a smile to our faces.

I personally find it hard to approach people, even those whom I know; but if I ever see someone wearing a frown, I will not hesitate to walk up to them and compliment something that has caught my eye.

It could be their clothes or their hair, hell, it could be the smell of their perfume. No doubt that would make them smile, even if they don't wear it for the world to see, they will still feel a spark of happiness inside.

And when that happens, I find that same spark in me.

However, I refuse to say something I don't mean. I will only speak the truth. If someone has a bad habit, I will point it out, but I will be respectful and kind, and if I have any advice, I'd offer it.

I would never sugarcoat anything. I say it as it is, because that's what people need, not some empty compliment.

Making others happy makes me happy.

I cannot count how many times I felt my heart burst with happiness when I see my family smiling, even more so when I'm the reason for it.

I love making people laugh. I can easily see how their muscles relax when they laugh, and their eyes soften after a long day.

I'm often called childish, and not taken seriously because I'm goofy at most times, but I have to admit, I know things most don't. People mistake me for a new soul; someone who doesn't know about the world or the darkness in it.

But I do; which is why I try so hard to be the light for someone, anyone. I am so much more aware than people know, and I use that as my own secret superpower. People underestimate me, but that's fine with me, because this persona that I show people, makes them happier.

And that makes me happy.

So I wonder how some find happiness in other's misery.

Girls nowadays judge each other over the silliest things, knowing very well that it hurts a lot. Why don't they hype each other up instead? 

If I see a girl with killer makeup, I will speak my mind, even though I don't personally like makeup. I will tell her that she looks incredible, and that she's done an amazing job on her makeup.

If I see a girl rocking a messy bun with sweatpants, looking like she hasn't slept in days, I will tell her how adorable and cozy she looks.

Guys have their own insecurities too; they deserve just as much kind words as girls. Some are tall and lanky, and they actually feel insecure about it. Some are a bit chubbier than most, but still handsome.

Appearance is always an insecurity, but it's also a straightforward way to make someone happy.

You don't know it, but these simple words could save someone's life.

When my friends and I are talking at 3 in the morning, we get into deep discussions about how much we appreciate each other, and I realize that some simple things I have done and never thought about again, meant so much to them.

And that's my whole point; the smallest things we do could mean the biggest things to some. So why don't we offer it?

I want to leave a legacy behind; a legacy of kindness.

I want people to smile when they remember me, even after I'm long gone. I want my requiem to be joyful.

I want to spread as much happiness as I can. I want that to be the legacy I leave behind.

These words that I write, I want them to encourage people to be kinder to each other, to smile more.

Don't you feel satisfaction when you smile at an enemy just to annoy them more?

I do that to life.

When it gets harder, I face it with a smile and work harder, just to spite it.

I know I won't make a huge difference in the world, but I know that my actions made a huge difference to at least one person, and that is enough for me.

The world is dark, but we can be the light in it.