Zygomatic smile

It’s been a long time since the last time I wrote something like this. For the past days, weeks, I’ve decided to write something about zygomatic smiles and how those kind smile affect people. So what is a zygomatic smile?  A zygomatic smile is a genuine smile, it comes naturally but is difficult to bring out anytime you want. I am proud to say that I’ve already basked at the loveliness of that kind of smile. And I  say that it felt soothing, I felt calm and my worries left me like it wasn’t there in the first place. It was because of you. Yeah you.

I still remember that day, my fingers couldn’t move, nor my mind could fathom into words the way you smiled at me. It was your birthday, and I was looking forward every year for it, however, that day, I thought that I won’t be able to greet you. I rushed for my class that afternoon and I saw you in the lobby clothed in white, your back against the arm chair. and eyes transfixed on the tv. I hesitated for a second whether to greet you or not, but something inside of me thought that if I won’t do it that time, I won’t be able to greet you. I took a risk, I called out your name, and to my surprise you turned to look at me. When our eyes met my heart raced inside my chest, as if it was about to burst, my mind went blank, and at the cadence of all the internal rush I was feeling, I uttered those two words which made your solemn eyes smile with delight. I felt like everything was in slow motion, your eyes that was transfixed on me creased, forming like crow’s feet at the corners. Your mandible lifted gently as a crescent of a smile formed on your lips. You smiled at me genuinely and I was thinking that if you could smile like that more often, then you could make someone feel better.

I like it, I like how you smiled at me that day, it made my heart skip a beat, it made my day brighter. You were like the sun, you gave me warmth and shone on me, making the darkness that was slowly enveloping me fade away. I thought that I could do anything for that smile, I thought that I wanted to see you smile like that again. You don’t know how powerful your smile is, I wish you’d realize that you could actually make people happy just by smiling at them. I wonder if you realize this. I won’t be able to forget that smile in my entire life, it’s one of the few treasures I have. I don’t want to lose it. We may part ways, we may drift apart and never meet again, it doesn’t matter, I’ll be carrying our memories in my heart forever.

Now you know for what reason I wrote this. I wrote this to be able to think back on those times when… I can’t help but sigh, those times that somehow made me feel closer to you. You should’ve stayed.

My Reaction: Targeting the appointment of power

This is just my opinion.

I don’t really have anything against anyone or something. But don’t you think that the abstentions just meant that most of the members don’t like the candidate? And they don’t think that he/she is able to take on the job well?

 This is what happens when power is only transferred by the ‘elders’ of some sort, but I think those ‘elders’ may suggest a candidate and then just consult with those who are governed. I think that this issue should have been tackled ahead of time with the consent of the elders and the members of the organization or even among the elders themselves. Because no matter how much you say that people should have voted for her for the sake of the organization, I think this is not enough because those members if they really voted for only the sake of having a leader, I think this wouldn’t equate for a healthy governance in the next academic year. It’s not the fault of the members of the organization, nor is it the fault of the candidate. I think what’s wrong in this is the lack of communication between the members and those who suggest a candidate for the sake of the organization. 

It’s disappointing but I think they should have had channels for this in order to ensure that there will be someone who’s going to take care of their organization. If they did this, I think they could’ve had come up with a candidate that would represent the two factions inside the organization. And avoid abstentions. 

Given a hypothetical scenario, if she did win, would the two factions help each other? The faction of their candidate was not even solid in choosing her to begin with. Who would want to help a leader that you don’t want, and most of you do not want? Will you have any motivation to help your organization if that happens? That’s the question that they should answer. Would it even make any difference? I think not. 

This kind process of choosing a leader is not even democratic, and people are not always passive when it comes to this. 

So what will happen to the upcoming freshmen? So what will happen to the organization? Well, that I think is the prize that you brought upon yourselves. If you consulted with the members, this wouldn’t have happened. If you had reached out to the other faction or something like that this should’ve had happened. They may argue that: “this has been like a tradition for the past years that  candidate should be choosen from each faction for better unity”. But tradition isn’t always right, it all boils down to what is right for the people. You may argue that the majority isn’t always right, so what? Would that mean you can trample on democracy like its nothing and just unilaterally declare someone as leader? We shouldn’t forget that this is a democratic country, and I think the will of the people should be respected. It might be stupid for those who are didn’t like the result. But please… You brought this upon yourselves. 

Kung indi ka gid ya sa candidate indi ka gid ya. 

They have been swayed by their upperclassmen. Do you really think that is the reason why most of them abstained? I think that’s only putting the blame on the factionalism in the organization. 

They have been influenced by the party politics. Oh please, one could only nod and say yes nonchalantly to those people who wish to influence them, and it’s not like they really go to such lengths just to put someone like her down. I think it’s like you’re just assuming that those people are stupid. They might have close minded principles but I think when it comes to this, it all relies on how the members of the organization look at the candidate, if they think that she’s good enough or something. 

This should be a lesson for all of us. Factionalism is never good. It may exist in organizations but we should have channels for communication to lessen the gap between the factions. 

This case is an issue of lack of communication. To begin with this matter should’ve been settled.  And I don’t really like appointments of people to power to begin with. So yeah, the people involve in this should reflect.