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The ubiquitous mask is a barrier to more than communicable diseases. It also obstructs one of the most basic means of communicating our regard for each other, the smile.
Just remember the excitement and joy of holding a baby and seeing that first smile. Who could help but smile back; it seems so natural, spontaneous and irresistible. However, as my wife informs me, it’s actually a conditioned response; ingrained in us ever since we were infants, when our own mothers held and lovingly gazed at us with a warm and endearing smile.