Can you look at these 9 photos and not smile on International Day of Happiness?

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000×2001+0+0/resize/3000×2001!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F70%2F367d73dc46f0986989f1e3e38ca6%2Fhappiness-02.jpg' alt='The boy and bird are, of course, not really flying together. But … they are both airborne. The child is jumping into the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand, during a heatwave in February 2024. Photographer Andre Malerba notes: "This image recalls the free feeling of leaping from several times one's height into water to escape the heat as friends laugh and cheer you on. A time many of us might remember as when we felt truly whole and at peace, even if life wasn't perfect. It's always worth realizing that this version of ourselves still exists somewhere inside and to let that lend us a sense of well-being that can never be taken away."
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March 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked photographers around the world to share a picture that can bring bliss.

(Image credit: Andre Malerba / The Everyday Projects)