Laugh and the World Laughs With You
“Laughter is the closest distance between two people.” Victor Borge, American Comedian and Pianist
Ask most women what is sexy and you may find yourself surprised. When polled, most women say the best husband is one who has a good sense of humor. Did you ever notice that even just hearing other people laugh makes us feel good? I have a theory. I think that happiness is so closely associated with laughter that we feel happy whenever we laugh – or even just hear happy laughter.
Children’s laughter is especially warming. A basketball hoop and small playground are near my home and youngsters’ laughter punctuates every day. Teens’ around the hoop and laughter of little ones running in games bring back memories of my own Hopscotch days and remind me that life has, as always, lots of innocence in it.
One evening, as I sit reading, I hear laughter wafting through my open window. A family who lives nearby has out of town family members visiting. They sit on a nearby porch; as the evening goes on; their chatter is occasionally interrupted by huge waves of hearty laughter. You know, the kind that comes with reviews of past family gaffes.
Their family laughter reminds me of a day when I was a small child. We were visiting an uncle who was a baker. Each day, Uncle Tony returned home with long crisp loaves of bread tucked under his arm. This day, my grandfather sat under a bird cage. My grandmother jokingly took a loaf of the bread and tapped Grandpa Ralph sharply over the head. It was dry stale bread. It broke into a hundred pieces, crumbs flying everywhere! Grandpa Ralph jumped up, hit the cage, and accidentally set the bird free! Everyone raced to catch “Tweetie” but we were all laughing so hard we had a tough time putting Tweetie back in his cage. We laughed so hard we were exhausted by the time we left Uncle Tony’s home. It was a great day.
Meditation for the Day
“Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.”
Action for the Day
From now on, I’ll look for the laughs in life; large ones and small ones. Mine and others’.
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