THE EDITOR, Sir:
RECENTLY, I went to the
cinema to watch the so-called comedy Hitch. It did elicit heaps of laughter from the beginning to the end. One could hear people chuckling or sometimes bursting with laughter.
Did you know that the
medical fraternity encourages us to laugh a lot? Furthermore, Elaine St. James, the author of Inner Simplicity, implores
people in general to spend five or 10 minutes per day laughing.
Do this wherever works for you, be it your sanctuary or at your kitchen table. She further stated that when you have
finished laughing, you should sit quietly and let your body, psyche, soul, absorb the benefits of this.
Suffice it to say, there is a
lot of stress in our society
today, which has caused us to weep and mourn at times. As the Bible puts it, there is a time and season for everything: A time to laugh and a time to cry. Ebony Magazine, March 2003, also suggests laughing as one of the tools among the 25 listed sure-fire ways to live a healthy life.
FAKING IT
You can start by faking it, or trying to remember some funny jokes. Moreover, you can
pretend that you are an actor and have a laughter role to
play.
Thus, we see, by practising to laugh, you will find that it is possible for you to laugh at
anything as you encounter seemingly difficult situations.
Finally, one can conclude that laughter releases stress. However, if you find it difficult to laugh, due to the issues of life, just check into a cinema and watch a good-rated comedy and you will find that laughter comes out naturally. It's a powerful tool to have.
I am, etc.,
GRACE YOUNG
College Green, Kingston
