One day I sat outside receiving some fresh air, when someone marched up to me and said, "You don't seem to have any worries of any kind, I always see you smiling and another person responding quickly, she has no problem whatever she's happy and smiling.
I smiled more as I thought about my present state at that time, when those words were spoken, I was economically shattered, emotionally broken, but one thing I couldn't even explain is why I smiled.
On that day I realized that no matter what happens to you, it is essential and necessary not to wear a sad face.
That day, I feel very proud of myself, that I'm being broken inside and still appear strong.
I've had people come to me on countless occasions to explain what they're going through at that point and how they needed encouragement, I'll try everything I can to make them smile and then secretly go back to my room to cry because I was even going through a worse condition than the people who came to me to cry out.
I notice how people would come to address me back at school to ask me for food when I had nothing whatsoever to eat myself, sometimes explaining is probably a bit complicated until I show them how empty my cupboard looks.