One quiet afternoon, the girl and her father were sitting on the porch watching the setting sun. The girl, curious and sensitive as always, turned her head to her father and asked him:

– Father, what is the difference between my smile and yours?

The father paused for a moment, looking at her with a gentle gaze. He placed his hand on her head and with a warm smile said:
– You smile when you are happy, when your soul rejoices. But I smile when I see you happy.

His words were engraved in the girl’s heart, showing her a great truth about parental love: a happiness that is not measured by itself, but by the happiness of those it loves. For the father, his smile was a reflection of his daughter’s joy, a reflection of all the fulfillment she gave him.

That afternoon, the girl realized that her father’s love was pure and unconditional—a love that would always smile for her.