Smiles are contagious | Giovanni Maroki | TEDxKids@ElCajon

When you smile at someone, they smile back ... Smiles are contagious!
Giovanni Maroki is a first-grade student at Vista Grande Elementary School.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Smiles are contagious.

When I meet someone
for the first time, I just smile,

even before I say, "Hello!"

When someone smiles at me,
it makes me feel good.

And if I'm having a bad day,

it always makes me feel better.

One time, a kid was not very nice to me

and wouldn't let me play.

I felt very sad

until my friend came over
and invited me to play.

At that moment, his smile
and kindness picked me up.

I like to smile at people
because it costs nothing,

and it's worth a million.

Every time I smile at someone,

it's sending sunshine into their lives.

It's a nice feeling.

When my grandpa was in the hospital,

they didn't let me visit him
because it was flu season.

We were missing each other so much.

So I decided to Facetime him.

When he answered,
we both smiled at each other.

It was unexplainable love.

A smile cannot be bought,
borrowed or stolen,

but the value is endless.

We all need more happy smiling faces.

It's the greatest power ever.

If you smile, it can make
the world a better place.

It's marked by my personal face.

Next time that you walk by someone,

look at them and give them
a nice big friendly smile.

Because it feels great for you both.

We shall never know all the good
that a simple smile can do.

So spread it across the world.

(Applause)

(Cheers)