Blog 3：Shmily

I think many of you must have known this word—Shmily. There are a few stories about it. Now I would like to share two of them.

The first story is about a couple who loved each other very much. A boy found that his grandparents played a special game every day: they wrote the word “Shmily” on every place and let the other to find. “Shmily” popped out every where in the house. The boy was confused by the meaning of this word, but he could see the love his grandparents shared, as they expressed their emotions in all parts of their daily life—the grandmother always say that how charming and handsome her husband was and the grandfather loved to share a hug or kiss with her frequently. Although all these actions showed how deep they loved each other, the boy still did not get the meaning of the word until his grandmother’s death. On the funeral, the grandfather sang a song sadly, and from it the boy finally understood the word—S-H-M-I-L-Y: “See How Much I Love You”.

The other one was about two young lovers. An outgoing girl had a boyfriend who was too shy to show her his love. With the hope that the boy might change, the girl wrote “Shmily” on all his books to hint at him. However, the boy did not understand the word, so he did nothing. Angrily and sadly, the girl left the boy. Even so, they still kept the love for each other in their hearts for a long time. Many years later, the boy became an old man. One day he walked along a street and saw a flower shop whose name was “Shmily”. Then, he went into the shop with thoughts and feelings filling his heart. In the shop, he saw a young girl with warm smile just like his girl. In a shaking voice, he asked what the meaning of “Shmily” was. The girl told him that she saw the word in her one of her grandmother’s books, and “Shmily” meant “Say How Much I Love You”.

These two stories explained “Shmily” in two different ways. And I think both of them are heartwarming. The first story shows us the deep love between an old couple and the first explanation is so heartwarming. Nevertheless, the second story is a sad one and from it people may learn something important; that is, instead of making a puzzle, the lovers should try to show their love in a direct way, otherwise it might cause a lifelong regret.