On a recent vacation with my wife Carolyn to the Myan Riviera I realized how lucky we are to live in America. Where it is so easy to acheive that beautiful wonderful brite smile we all want. The marvels of new cosmetic procedures allows us to attain a natural look that the rest of the world may not have.
Well, my wife and I were getting ready to go down to the pool and the maid was cleaning our room. She was very thorough, a hard worker, did her job, and kept to herself. So I decided to give her a small tip for all her hard work that day. When I did get her attention I handed her a $10 bill, she gave me the biggest smile I'll never forget. It was the brightest silver smile I had ever seen. She had metal crowns on her front teeth, and thats obviously all she could afford, but her smile still warmed my heart. I know it wasn't much but the joy and appreciation she had was touching. I'll never forget that moment. It just makes you think sometimes how much we have here in the United States. They say "A smile is worth a thousand words", but in this case it was priceless. I guess a smile is just a smile no matter how silver it is.
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