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Sometimes it seems to just irritate them. Giving someone a smile is not always a kindness. If a person has the skill of accurate empathy, i.e. can read people, he or she would be able to discern whether a smile would be helpful.
I think you are right. Scrooge did not want a smile or a "Merry Christmas". He is said to have said, "Bah humbug!" I don't think this is any reason, though, for people not to share their bliss. Bliss is meant to be shared even if it falls on deaf ears or barren ground.
Sometimes it seems to just irritate them. Giving someone a smile is not always a kindness. If a person has the skill of accurate empathy, i.e. can read people, he or she would be able to discern whether a smile would be helpful.
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DeleteI think you are right. Scrooge did not want a smile or a "Merry Christmas". He is said to have said, "Bah humbug!" I don't think this is any reason, though, for people not to share their bliss. Bliss is meant to be shared even if it falls on deaf ears or barren ground.