Laughter
is an important element of life. It cannot be overlooked or underestimated.
It is what inoculate us against the worst of life and the medicine
that ultimately heals us.
To laugh is to understand the humor
in a given situation and more importantly, to learn from it. It
is the counterbalance to pessimism and hopelessness and the ability
to see the silver lining in a dark cloud.
As
human beings oftentimes we must separate ourselves from the intimate
personal grief, embarrassment, etc... a bad situation causes before
we can objectively appreciate and learn from it. Oftentimes, to
learn from a bad experience we must first be able to make light
of it. Finding humor in a bad situation creates the alternative
perspective we need to separate ourselves from it. This provides
us the opportunity to inoculate ourselves from further suffering,
the insight to learn from bad experiences and the opportunity to
ultimately to heal.
When
we lose a loved one for instance, continued, persistent grieving
about our personal loss will neither bring the person back nor mend
our broken heart. On the other hand, remembering all the good, humorous
memories keeps a lost loved one alive in our hearts forever and
ultimately allows us to heal as well. The same is true for any bad
experience. If you can ultimately laugh about a personal embarrassment
rather than continuing to wallow in self-pity, you will learn important
lessons from even your most unpleasant life experiences.
Laughter
is about optimism. You have the ability to effect people and events
around you through your own attitude. How you react to people events
affects how they react to you. We are not promoting giddy stupidity
or the dark humor of cynicism, but rather the positive outlook on
life that being able to find humor in situations brings to you and
those around you.
PASS
IT ON
