I Believe...

A belief is an opinion or conviction; it is what you believe is true and what you hold strong
emotions for. I believe that what comes around goes around. I do not necessarily consider I
believe in karma; I do believe that what you have done to one person will come and get you
either positively or negatively. What you do to people, should be done to you; treat others
the same way you want to be treated.

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was at school, and this girl passed me in the hallway. I always thought she was stuck up and snooty, or like she was always judging me. Whether
she liked me or not, I would smile at her because it never hurts to smile at others . The next
day, we passed each other and she said "hey", which quite frankly took me by surprise. Not only did she say hey, but she asked me where I lived, which was not creepy at all.

Once I told her my address, which I was being cautious and questionable as to why
she wants it.  She tells me that  I am the only person each day that she is excited to see,
because I always smile at her everyday.  It shocked me that my simple smile can make
someone's day a hundred times better.  After I gave her my address, I headed to class.  When I got there, I ask my friends about the girl.  They said she has been dealing with the death of her father, the person she was the closet to.  I immediately realized why she said what she said and it meant the world that someone has shown a light in her darkest days.

That afternoon, she came over to my house and we talked and laughed until we cried. I could see it in her eyes and by the way she talked about her father that she truly missed him. Her father was her best friend and she told anything and everything to him. Now that he is gone, she does not have anyone there to comfort her. As we were talking about her father, she mentioned to me how she appreciated me being there for her in her darkest days. I honestly can say that I have never been moved in such a way as I was in this situation. From that point on, I decided that I would never judge anyone based on first impressions.

It turned out that the girl I thought was stuck up and judgmental just needed a friend to
talk to. We are now the best of friends. So remember, do not judge a book by its cover, and get to know the person first. My belief is that what goes around, comes around, thankfully. I can be someone's light and happiness during their darkest days. My simple smile changed her whole  perspective on life. I came into her life at her time of need.