A world of information is literally at our fingertips – only an app* away. Recently I was startled to read about Blinkist, a new book-synthesizing app. My curiosity aroused, I wanted to learn more about apps – some free, others not – each offering to bring information as close as the smart instrument you’re using to read this blog.

Many of us are familiar with The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince), a wonderful book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. This whimsical story entertains us as a children’s novella, then later surprises us as a thought-provoking adult fable. Saint-Exupéry was a fighter pilot who fought against the Nazis and was killed in action. Before World War II, he fought in the Spanish Civil War against the Fascists. Saint-Exupéry wrote many books and short stories. The piece below caught my interest. It’s called The Smile (Le Sourire), and it reminds us about the power of a smile. Here's my edited version of the story.

Conventional wisdom says that how we dress is a reflection of who we are – a way to introduce how we want to be seen without speaking a word. But is this true? How we dress shows our fashion decisions and how we apply them to the roles we play in life. Some clothes indicate confidence, others creativity, while still others show how playful or apathetic we feel. Even the appearance of people who disdain fashion delivers a message. But does our style of dressing reveal who we really are?