Cat Stevens
A secret has been trapped inside me. I sincerely want to share it with anyone and everyone I meet. It is something that does not really require any effort for it is not rocket science. Furthermore, it is absolutely free. Then, what is it that I am rambling about. Yes my brothers and sisters. It simply is the willingness to laugh and having a great time. Laughing is the best medicine for the soul.
Mark Twain had a saying "The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter." In orders to break a tension, and you just have to alter your tonality of speech, bearing in mind, not to offend the person. He who laughs all the way, all the time would actually last all the way. My humble request posed to you, gather some of your very close friends and have an organized laughter session. You will be amazed when all of you laugh together, your fake laughter would blend in so well with the real, laughter, that the neutralizing effect would nourish your soul.
Voltaire had a saying that "God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." We are too concern of what others would think of us. We keep it to our self and not break the pain that consumes us and eats us alive. Laughter is probably the best release mechanism. Just like our mouth is the release valve, laughter extinguishes the hatred and pain. It replaces it with a great feeling that makes us want to live each day with joy and passion.
Cat Stevens had a saying "I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never knew looking back on my laughter would make me cry." It is important to realize that by changing our physiology, our human structure and posture that we can alter our presence of mind that could spark off the fire of happiness.
We all go through pain in our life. What does not break you makes you. I would like to share with you of a story I once heard about a guy who came across a caterpillar, struggling out of a cocoon, in its journey to transform into a beautiful butterfly. He was standing there admiring the beauty of nature's transformation process.
Something bugged him deeply. He saw the caterpillar struggle on its way out of the cocoon. He felt extremely disturbed and sad. He decided to help the poor insect and end its misery. He used a stick to enlarge the hole only to allow the caterpillar to come out. The caterpillar slid out easily from the cocoon.
To his horror, he realized his greatest mistake. The caterpillar was all shriveled up, unable to move. What a mistake he made. He was playing with nature. The caterpillar had to go through that process. By forcing itself out of that tiny hole, it injects a stream of fluid to its wings so that it could fly. By the intervention, the caterpillar does not have strength for its wings to fly. Important lesson to be learned. What does not break you makes you.
All of us have to go through the struggle of life to makes us stronger. This would arm us with the vital experience of handling the journey of life. Any tough situation faced, just laugh out loud. Tell yourself the struggle in life only equips us with more experience to face life.
Life is good and Life is great.
I would like to close off with a saying this quote from Alan Alda "Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory."
My brothers and sisters out there, laughter is actually the trigger that sparks of our soul.
Santhanaram Jayaram is a motivator, speaker, actor,writer and trainer.For more info, check out http://www.lifeasanactor.blogspot.com
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