The Editor, Sir:

It feels good to be good. Try it!

It feels good to brighten someone's life

by doing a good deed. Try it!

It feels good to be generous and anonymous.

Try it!

It feels good to replace someone's tears

with smiles. Try it!

It feels good to share one's talent with others

whether there is monetary reward or not.

It just feels good. Try it!

If each of us did just one good deed per day - no matter how small - and turned just one person's frown into a smile each day, soon the feeling would catch on and everyone would be smiling. Like a smile, a kind word doesn't cost anything.

The best way to get someone to smile is not to tell them to smile, but to make them WANT to smile by saying or doing something positive to/for them. When someone is ill or depressed, it takes more effort to turn their frowns into smiles. Being pleasant and showing compassion and understanding is a good start in helping them to shoulder their burden.

We each have our own crosses in life and we cannot bear another person's cross for him or her. However, we can help them to develop the strength needed to carry their cross by showing care and concern. Some crosses are more obvious than others. If you have never done anything good for anyone in your life, you can start today. Try it!

I am, etc.,

MOYAH A. GIBSON

moyahg2@yahoo.com

Kingston 6

Via Go-Jamaica