Anonymously

You've hurt before.
You hurt now.
You will hurt.
Sometimes it seems that all you do is hurt.
I know it hurts for you, too hard,
Sometimes so much that you can feel yourself breaking.
I want you to look, really look, at the people around you.
You have much in common
Each one of them, every single one, hurts too.
They are breaking too.
I want you to say hello to just one of them today.
You will save a life.
I want you to share what happened, somewhere, anonymously.
You will save another life.
Smile at a stranger.
You will save two lives,
Yours, and the one you smile at.
The one you smile at will be more inclined
To smile at someone else in turn.
Three lives saved.
You and they might become best friends,
And go on to touch and save other people's lives.
It will spread.
This world at war will become a world
Children will be happy to grow up in.
Teenagers will find the support
Critical for their survival
During their most turbulent years.
Young adults will have the confidence they need
To dare to reach for their dreams, dreams they've held
Since they were children growing up
In a happier world.
It will take time, but those filled with hate
For the lack of support they've experienced
Will find themselves freed from the bondage of hate.
It will be done by the kindness of strangers.
You.
Me.
Each person touched and changed
By someone reaching out to help.
Dare to smile at a stranger
Today.
You will save them.
You will save You.
You will save the world.

Adam Scott Campbell