Be Happy

I would like to introduce a few of the kids. This is Alejandro-Victor and his brother Eduardo. There story is a bit sad. They have been severely abused and were left at the Orphanage in the middle of the night two weeks ago. It breaks my heart because they knew they were abandoned. What amazes me the most is that while they have been though such hard times they are still smiling. They are two of the happiest boys I have ever met. I think we can all learn a lesson from these brothers, even when we get dragged through the mud and the muck of life we can get back up and be happy. Happy is a choice not a destination.

Alejandro-Victor is nine and Eduardo is twelve.

Eduardo and the pit bull we have nicknamed Pig.

 

 

 

These two showed me around this Friday and I had a lot of fun getting to know them more. Their smiles are contagious, every time they smiled I couldn't help but smile with them too.

 If these boys, with their hardships can still find a way to be happy- you can too. You may argue that their situation is different from yours and maybe it is- but does it really matter? Anne Frank wrote, "We all live with the objective to be happy, our lives are all different yet the same."  This smart young girl knew something most of us are still figuring out.. You may not be in the best situation, you may be having a bad day, but there is always something to be happy about- even if it's as simple as taking your lunch break or talking with your best friend. It could be a phone call from a family member or eating a snickers bar. Happy is a choice- not a destination. You cannot find happy on a map, but you can choose to be happy. Make the choice- Be happy, and smile because your smile is beautiful. (: