The funniest thing happened at a birthday party a few weeks ago. There was this guy who had a beard and long gray hair, the guy looked really tough. Throughout the entire clown show I did, I tried to make everyone laugh, as usual. This guy never laughed or smiled, but frowned. He was holding a little boy the entire time as though he was protecting him from me. It made me a little nervous but as you know, the show must go on.
At the end when I was handing out stickers to the children, I heard an adult's voice saying "over here." I turned around and it was the guy who was frowning the whole time. I figured he wanted a sticker for the boy he was holding. So after I gave the boy a sticker, the man wanted a sticker for himself. After I gave him a sticker, he grinned ear to ear!
The lesson I learned from this experience: never give up on trying to make someone smile. Making that rough dude smile was the highlight of that party and gave me a memory that will last for years.
Darrell 8)
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