What is more important:SMILES OR TEARS?

well dear i would still prefer smiles ..i love to see and make people smile and happy...i would never want anyone to cry because of me however i would be very happy if i can bring a smile to a crying and sad person..smile actually has magical effects even if you smile at a complete stranger 99% they will smile back to you...

wow that is a great topic for a discussion after i read what you wrote i thought about it and you make alot of sense in what you are saying, maybe it is the fact that one never sits down and actually thinks about it. But i agree with what you wrote tears are more important.

Have you ever heard of "crocodile tears" those are phoney tears that one cries when they want to come off as being sincere. Have you ever heard of a phrase "smiling on the outside but crying on inside", this is for those people who want us to believe that they are ok but actually there not. See, just because a person cries doesn't mean he's sincere all the time but of course for the most part they are and just because a person is smiling, doesn't mean they are happy or stress free. Almost everyday I come to work and greet people with a smile, but at the same time my heart is heavy because of situations going on in my family so you never know.

i would choose both because you can smile even though tears run down smoothly to your cheeks. it is what we call tears of joy and that is what i have always felt when my boyfriend and i became a couple. i cry too whenever i miss my boyfriend too much. i smile when i see him, even when he is away staring at up the ceiling thinking about him makes me smile. only my boyfriend gives me tears of joy and creates a smile on my face.

We are told to rejoice always. If you are a person who shad tears frequently people will flee from you. You will look like some body who need sympathy to me I would put on smile always because when you smile people will not know your feelings.

Simple but nice topic. For me I will choose the two. Sometimes we need to cry so that tears will washout all the dirt in our eyes. Sometimes we need to cry just to express our sad feelings. sometimes we cry because we hurt. We smile because we are happy. We smile because of the special feelings we felt. We smile because we don't have worries. we smile because we solved problems. Cry sometimes so that tears will clean your eyes and smile so that you can feel the beauty of life.

I think a smile is sweet-it makes your world radiant worthy-but lets not forget there are both tears of pain and tears of joy-the tears of joy are equally sweet tears!

I like smiling face than sad face.But what you told is so attracting.I am agree with you.

For me, I think both smiles and tears share the same importance. Life is not complete without one of them. But if I am given a choice, of course I will choose to smile. Like what you have said here, smiles signify happiness. I am sure there is no one wants to be sad. But some how tears are inevitable in life. Sometimes we can also cry out when we are too happy about something. Maybe when there is one day, smiles and tears come to signify our happiness in certain incident,that would be so perfect.

I found it both important. Because for me it's always part of being a human. But I smiles a lot, coz I hate to be lonely. I hate to see crying because if it could be possible,I don't want to see anybody crying. It really hurts you know. Both have important roles. No one is less important!

i love to smile and i love to see people smile so for me to see tears is sad it would just make me feel sad.. so i feel a smile is the greatest gift we can give a sad person to cheer them up.. i have always said "SMILE AND THE WHOLE WORLD SMILES WITH YOU" i prefer the smiles and i think they are more important than tears.. great discussion hugsssssssss

Smiles are more important to me. It is a symbolism o joy, peace, and tranquility. I do cry sometimes because it is also good for the body. But smiles can paint a thousand words, it can make a person feel good when he is under stress. I am not totally agree with tears, for I still approve tears of joy. But excessive crying may wear down the heart. On the other hand, keeping a smile make yous and others' day brighter.

For me bringing smile on someone's face is more important for me..tears are easy to bring by hurting someone but it's not that easy to bring smile on someone's face..