Funny Bone

“There is no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.” ~Rufus Wainwright

A study conducted in 1999 determined that the average 4-year old laughs 300 times a day, the average adult 17 times per day, and the average 40-year old 4 times per day! Shocking statistics right there. What happens to us as we grow up and especially as we climb to the 4th floor?

I have concluded that that researcher is wrong in my case. The older I get, the more I have realized that the Serenity prayer carries a load of wisdom. The serenity to accept the things I cannot change is wisdom second only to the ability to laugh in the face of life’s curve balls.

Among the many benefits of laughter, it has been proved to be able to lower blood pressure, boost immunity and reduce stress by raising the level of endorphins. It has been called the best medicine for its lack of side effects. Caution, it is contagious!

Cases of depression and deep levels of anxiety are on the rise in modern society. Most of us find laughter rarely and only from impersonal sources – TV and social media. Gone are the days when friends would meet up at the end of the day and laugh about life. Rarely do we find a family sharing the evening meal while recounting the highlights of their day. And worse still, to be able to find the entertainment to make us laugh, we need to spend money on subscriptions or internet connection, making modern laughter an expensive commodity for most.

Do you have the ability to laugh at yourself or at the situations of your life? Or are you one who carries the cares of this life on your shoulders, seriously? Do you have a funny bone? Is there anything in life that makes you chuckle? Funny babies, cats, stand up comedy, or dogs? And what do you do when you realize you just spent 10 minutes looking for the glasses on your face? Or that you’re looking everywhere for the phone who’s torch you’re using to look for your phone? It’s a choice you make. To curse the lost time or to sit for 2 minutes more and laugh your ribs dry at how absurd you’ve become (or have always been).

The older I get, the more I realize that as long as I’m still here, it’s never fatally serious. Not yet at least, and when it will finally be fatal, it will not be my monkey nor my forest to deal with. Going forward, make a point to find something to laugh about. Enjoy the funny moments in life and actively look for opportunities to laugh out loud, preferably at you.

“God grant me a vacation to make bearable what I can’t change, a friend to make it funny and the wisdom to never get my knickers in a knot because it solves nothing and makes me walk funny.” Anonymous


 

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