“If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane,” sings Jimmy Buffett. “Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods,” says a Japanese proverb.
A sense of humor, for me, is by far the most useful …
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Every funny person about whose background I’ve ever learned anything has suffered – healthy humor is the healthiest coping mechanism around, but like any muscle, it only gets strong when someone uses it a lot.
One of Bill Cosby’s early routines was about how when “the giant”, his alcoholic father, came home, Bill and his brother would hide until The Giant passed out, then go through his pockets for whatever money was left.
Mark Twain suffered a terribly tragic life, too – he outlived his wife and most of his children – and the humor he left us has been a gift to the world ever since.
Thanks so much for this wonderfully honest article. I came here via the ewnblog.com and couldn’t be happier that I found it.
I really like how you shared your experience without sounding preachy and self helpish. It is comforting when you realize that other people share this same condition and that they find comfort from something so simple as just laughing. Thanks for sharing!
Laughter is good medicine. Have a good laugh at our family’s mishap: What’s That Smell?!?
http://mysilentscream.com/what%E2%80%99s-that-smell