Go ahead and laugh!

                               Go ahead – laugh!

The old folk tale goes something like this: at the beginning of time, the Creator was giving out special gifts to each animal. After all the animals got their presents, the Creator realized that he had forgotten to give something to human beings. To make up this oversight, people received the best gift – a sense of humor.

What do you do when you hear a funny joke? When you see a silly show or read a comic book? You may laugh outloud or to yourself. Each time you laugh your body gets exercise. The inside of your body works hard to help you laugh. Some doctors say laughing takes away pain and worry. When people don’t feel well, laughing can help them feel better. It can help keep people happy and healthy. So go ahead and laugh! It’s good for you!

Laughing makes people young. Some doctors say that laughing cleans the respiratory tract. Moreover, laughing gives a person energy. So go ahead and laugh!

 Those who have a good sense of humor, and laugh a lot are friendly and kind. Besides, the children whose parents love humor are cheerful and responsive, they learn quickly, retain more and have fewer classroom problems.

Helpful humor is a way of relaxing, of communicating, of sharing experiences, of keeping brain cells open and charged of learning, comprehending and developing language.

We must become more active participants on the humor process! We must free ourselves so we can enjoy a new way of being with our friends, relatives and all the people around us. We must be experimental, light-hearted, fun-loving, reassuring. We should minimize tensions with a joke through our behavior and our own freedom of speech! And the only way to understand each other is to have a good sense of humor! So go ahead and laugh! It’s good for you!