... "If only I knew how!" An expat friend told me a couple of days ago. Another said: "This is real a hard time for me to stay in the Philippines!" It seems we have no time and no reason for laughter. This can wait until tomorrow - or even till next week. Anticipation is better... .
Our enemies laugh up their sleeves, and we miss to recognize the fortune still smiling at us. but hold on: he who laughs last laughs longest1
American neurologist Henri Rubenstein says, laughter lowers high blood pressure while aiding digestion and fostering sleep. Give me even a simple smile and believe in what experts say: Good humour can help the gravely or terminally ill to bear their ordeal.
Of course, if we look around us these days, we really might not roar with laughter or split our sides laughing. Well, even if we think we don't have enough reasons to laugh, we should try to express mirth spontaneously. We still have reasons to start with the softest form of audible laughter - the vocalized smile. I learned this while staying in the Philippines. And guys, it works!
And, if we might think, we really have nothing to laugh about and our life seems utterly meaningless, we should try discovering Ecclesiastes, the "bible book of our time" : In 3:1-4 it says
There is a time for everything ... a time to be born and a time to die ... a time to tear down and a time to build ... a time to weep and a time to laugh!
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