Humor, The Spice of Life

The daily trials of life and living take a toll on our
mental attitute of what life should be like for us. We take
the world too seriously. Children never worry, they're too
busy experiencing life and what it offers.

As adults we all have busy lifestyles, but the fact is the
busier we get, the more we need laughter and humor.
Laughter, we've been told, by more than just Reader's
Digest, is the best medicine. After all a grin uses far
fewer facial muscles than a frown. So unless you feel a
great need to exercise more of your facial muscles than
necessary, a smile, a grin, chuckle will make you feel a
whole lot better than worrying about bills and the future.

There's a story (possibly true) that a man with cancer
cured himself simply by reading funny stories and watching
funny movies. There's something to laughter that does the
soul good. Consider the Dalai Lama and how often he smiles
and laughs. You'd expect him to wear a frown and walk
around angry at the Chinese and what they did to his
country and its peoples. Yet he goes on to smile!

I just have to admire a man like that. Humble and yet keeps
smiling despite his difficulty. Too many people approach a
difficult situation with gut wrenching determination and
the attitude of a steam roller ready to squash anyone that
stands in their way.

The world needs more humor, more laughter. There ought to
be a dedicated team of professionals whose only ain is to
wipe out the sour looks that most of us carry around on a
daily basis.

To put a smile on our faces doesn't require a college
education. All we need is a simple change of attitutde.
Here are some pointers:

SMILE! I remember a gal named Lillian. Everyone liked her
simply because she had an infectious smile and a great
attitude. She'd greet you as if you were the most important
person she ever met. Diamond Lily lived up to her billing
and didn't let anything upset her. The fact that she
resembled Mama Cass in face and form was hardly noticeable
by all the guys. I even moved into her apartment right by
the Decarie Boulevard in Montreal where the smog, traffic
noises and winter chills were sure to wreck havoc on my
health. I stayed only to live out the balance of her rental
clause. I just wouldn't have done that for any other woman,
but I sure was happy to do it for Lily! Just imagine where
a genuine smile can take you! It CAN get you out of a
pickle in more than one occurence. How can anyone who
intends to do you harm face up to a smile? A smile just
diffuses a nasty situation.

Read humorous books and watch funny movies. There's plenty
at your local video shop. Of course, what tickles the funny
bone for one doesn't work for the next guy. I can get a
chuckle with a one-liner from Bob Hope as I can from
watching Dumb and Dumber for the fourth time (No, I haven't
watched it that many time, but I'll get around to it).
Someone is likely to join a terrorist group when I say I
actually LIKED Laugh-In.

BE CHILD-LIKE. I didn't say CHILDISH. The fact is that
children are naturals at smiling and laughter. The world is
a wonder, seldom fraught with perils for them. In fact
children smile and laugh ten to one hundred times more than
adults. Or sure they don't have a mortgage to worry about,
but you and me know that worrying about it won't make the
bills go away.

So you roasted the pot roast too much? Don't cry over it.
Your pot roast won't improve if you baste it with your
tears.

ATTITUDE...Attitude! What happens when you start talking to
a stranger? Undoubtedly you're looking for his ulterior
motive. He wants something from you, so you guard your
wallet with an alarm system. Why can't we just talk and
communicate without having to think that someone other than
the government is out to drain our bank accounts?

REALIZE the impermanence in all things. Let's get back to
Lily for a moment. Do you think she'll be easily forgotten
by all those people she met? Of course not. Life is short
and if you want to be remembered you can: a) become a
notorius dictator that instills fear, loathing and terror
into the people. b) achieve great things only to fail at
life and relationships. Everyone has heard of Jim Morrison,
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Famous yes, but would you
want to emulate them? c) become like Mother Teresa,
Princess Diana, Mahatma Gandhi, the Dalia Lama.

The simple point is that humor, an infectious attitude will
spread far more and do more to create a better world than
just terror alone. And likely you'll be remembered far
longer than any dictator.

So cultivate humor like you'd cultivate your garden. Like a
glorious flower or fully ripened fruit, humor will
eventually dispense the weeds of life.

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About the Author
Mario Carini lives near Ottawa, Canada. Among his many
passions are writing, graphics, gardening and a sincere
desire to help others achieve success through Internet
business and affiliate programs.
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