Let's Make the World Smile instead of Cry

Is it possible to make the world smile?
It's not, you might say, while turning your back
But to me, the world is the place I am living in
Those who are near to my heart
I know, feel I can make them smile even if it's only once in a lifetime.
A socialist

Today it's April 5th, 2024 and if everything went well @worldsmile made some families smile. Smile with something we all need, simple, basic things to make us feel good. Nothing special, nothing expensive, no big pies, balloons, expensive trips to attraction parks, no dreams like flying to the moon, or emigrating to Mars. No Elon Musk will knock on the doors and ask what they would do with 20 million bucks.
There's a small chance you will find those being surprised in the last few days on Steemit, a small chance they have an iPad or Apple to communicate with the world and an upvote will make them smile. If there's no food on the table luxuries like a computer, smartphone and access to wifi 24/7 are a joke. Nothing hurts a parent as much as not being able to feed their children and those who do will frequently skip meals themselves. It's not the wisest thing to do since a mother (or father) without a decent meal, a healthy one, but also a snack once in a while to keep the spirit high will lose all the energy to keep the family together and make the best out of it.

My dear friend @yaladeeds said in a comment it's hard to be a mother, to always sacrifice yourself, to give up on your wishes, dreams, and even health to raise a family. I agree with her for 100%, as a single mother of 5 and a foster mom of 13, I know how it is to make ends meet, to keep the spirit high and to feel you are always fighting in a warzone while society (at times only one person) is picking on you.

For sure plenty will say: It is your free choice, you can refuse to have children as I read all over Steemit after a community asked for the opinion about abortion (abortion provocatus not the interruptus). Others might say: You can give your child/ren away, there are plenty of people who love to have one. Out of experience, I can tell you this is far from the truth and easy besides we are not talking about unwanted children. During times when there's hardly anything to eat each mom will think in despair: I wish I would have never given birth (I wonder how fathers feel about this).

To my opinion we all can make the world (we are living in) smile and indeed it's a huge task if we have to do this to the entire world and I agree there's no need to make everyone happy and for sure you should not if you don't feel to it since if you don't feel well, the deed isn't done by your heart, out of guilt, fear to be called harsh, the good deed is no good deed at all and will not generate a happy feeling at all.

As a community, all of us joining #Steemit, it's not so difficult to make someone smile. Imagine what this platform would look like if each Steemian spreads some love, and leaves three to five heartfelt comments behind or some words that make the receiver laugh?

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Why did I support @worldsmile again?

Again since I said I would not do that anymore after a moderator made me feel as if I robbed the bank of Steemit. Perhaps it's because of the comments I received or the fact I am stubborn and let no one decide whom I will interact with, how to spend my earnings and who I put my trust in or it is something I believe in, feels good, no big organization filling it's own wallets.

It was in January 2024 only that I decided to give Steemit a 3rd try, to be honest, I still felt uncomfortable after all that had happened on this platform, all the energy wasted on those who took it for granted I filed their wallets as if it was a normal thing to do.
This time I met other people but also a few who still remembered me and all those things we did to make Steemit a better place, to promote it with the hope it would benefit many.

If it comes to benefit it's strange how easily people forget who it was who helped them out, into the saddle. Many rising stars, or those doing well didn't come that far without someone's help, someone or if it comes to the part the upvoting bots. Once up it feels as if looking back reaching out to someone else is something not done. It's easier to kick down on those who didn't make it and blame them for their own lack of success.

To make the world, the world of Steemit, or the offline one a better place we should work in the first place on taking care of ourselves, ourselves and those dear to us. If we are not satisfied we will never be able to feel good about gifting someone else. A gift is not a gift, doesn't bring happiness if it's something you can't miss or don't have!
Once there's room to be generous in your own way you can do good to someone else. Doing good has nothing to do with expensive gifts or loads of money so never let anyone force you into this.
Forcing into is the same as what I see what a few communities do, "asking" at least 10% to make their community the biggest of all. Is this what Steemit is all about? Rich greedy communities where the moderators share earnings among themselves and complain if an author gives his earnings away to two other Steemians?

It sounds like a mirror of society, the real world, my son said as he read the comments, and scolds sent to my address, again I said: _it's up to me to decide who I'm supporting, who I will always back up and whom I will never give a hand which to me has nothing to do with a lifestyle, religion or the country one is born.

You don't need to be long on this platform to notice which communities are doing well,

which are the richest and more likely to reward their own people. You don't need to be a detective to see which people never complain, rarely mention the situation in their country, keep smiling and write on just to try to climb that ladder. It's also no secret who are the real queens (bees do not have kings) of all those busy bees, who read, respond, shed tears and generously upvote to give a positive push and by that let the author know s/he's heard even if there's not one single word left in the comment line.

After three months back on Steemit I decided to give my 50/50 withdrawal away to @worldsmile.
Why? My very first contact was positive, it was an answer to my short comment: what is @worldsmile? I received a long detailed answer including two links. Those who visit the account might think the project is dead but it's the opposite of that. Behind the screen, a small group operates without asking for attention. They have no army of soldiers 24/7 to promote what they do or beg for money.

The present project is about helping orphan families in Aceh.

If you like to read more about it read the articles left in Steem For BetterLife. This community is small and deserves more attention for all the good work they are doing. How they work is transparent. It is hard work and it saddens them to decide who deserves a smile on his face.

By the way, it's not because my father was born in Indonesia I donated. I learned that the people are hard-working, proud, and not crybabies. I never hear them complain no matter how tired they are. I do not read in their posts "Due to the circumstances in my country I have a hard time". All I can feel is a deep respect for how they try to manage, make ends meet, keep their heads above the waterline, trying to swim because drowning is no option. I take my hat off to all those fighters (like me) who do not show they are crying behind closed doors. All those who are the first to be forgotten because they do not beg and manipulate.

Children deserve a life!

They shouldn't go to bed hungry and neither should their parent. I know how it is to feel hungry as a child, to have nothing to eat but also how it is to be no longer able to eat without getting sick which shows once one is getting older. It affected my health, I lost my hair and today I still have a hard time when it comes to eating. No child should go through this. The three B's (bread, bed, bare basic basics each person needs to be able to have a good life.

I expect that all those against abortion, the fighters for the right of life will immediately visit their wallet and donate to @worldsmile. Ladies and men grab your chance! Help those loved and by far not unwanted children and give them a chance to build a better world. Don't worry: your donations will not affect the club you join, the moderators are wrong if they do so! All you need to do is leave underneath your post proof of your donation (how cool, the entire platform can see you are a good person).

Big or small I thank you for your donations!

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Why I donated?

• Was it a coincidence I joined a contest that asked 10% for @worldsmile which was something I forgot but their luck since that post wasn't even rewarded with 1 dollar?
• Can be I decided to send 10 Steem after I received information on my question and yes, I still "fall" for politeness and kindness
• It can be it was karma
• Me being at the right place at the right moment
• Or I did it because of an old friendship
• My own childhood hardships where reaching out wasn't involved
• Perhaps it is because I am a (foster)mom, single or a broken soul

If it comes to it there are 1001 reasons why I do what I do and hope to see at least, besides my children, make one person smile a day (trust me it's not easy).

Was it a coincidence I saw the post written by @el-nailul that he and his friends would deliver some smiles on doorsteps? It can be but it sounded like a good plan to me although I felt most likely hardly anyone would notice this initiative because the message about spreading some joy arrived too late. Most likely the entire platform was 'busy' minding their own business or people rather donate to the bigger world of X or prefer to give 10% to a community with the hope of winning the game.

I am happy and proud that only a few made it possible to make some families smile but how I wished it would have been the 30 they had in mind instead of the 11 they could only afford with the Steem donated.

To all those reading this I ask you to ask yourself if there's something you can do to make the world smile. Is it possible to donate a bit? An upvote of 0.01 is a good start, you can also write an extra post about how you feel about donating, making the world smile or a better life in general while you donate a bit to @worldsmile.

I will not ask you to rob the bank of Steemit, to give all your Steem away if you need it but to consider why it is you can't miss an upvote, 0.5 steem or perhaps a bit more while you hope others make you smile.

_{If you made it this far, thank you for trying to read me. I'm fine if you do not leave a long #comment and write your own post instead in this community or @freewritehouse where the number of words does not count.}

I did it. Can you miss a bit too
so a few more can 'celebrate' the April4 month?
Thank you! @wakeupkitty

Photo's: pixabay. com
First photo source

_{@radjasalman @arispranata5 @muzack1 @nadilchairi @irawandedy @heriadi @el-nailul @hoesaid and all those who donated thank you for making this possible and all your hard work. Know you brought a smile on my face as well!}

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