Life lessons
Chapter 3: Life is full of surprises and surprises
“Of all the gifts that the Creator bestows on man,
the smile is ranked first.” – Norman Cousin
Discover the meaning of life balance
One morning,
I was sitting down to edit my sentences one last time
before handing the manuscript over to the publisher
when the phone rang.
The voice of a young woman on the other end of the line rang out:
– Is Miss Jannette at home?
“No, Jannette doesn’t live here anymore,” I replied.
– When did she move out?
– Oh, don’t you know?
Jannette has gone to Bolivia.
She went there to study the mating practices of the Inca Indians.
“You must be joking again,”
she said incredulously.
– Maybe I’m joking
and I think you dialed the wrong number.
– Oh, you are so strange!
– And the gentle hang up sound.
Hanging up the phone,
I had a feeling that she might have laughed at this conversation, too.
And I’m sure that,
later,
when I get in touch and tell Jannette about this “joking” guy,
we’ll both burst out laughing.
Thinking of that,
I also laughed.
I wonder if she would call me back only to say that
the Incas lived in Peru
and not in Bolivia.
But I can’t believe she’s so free.
It took me a long time to understand that
humor is one of the most important factors in maintaining balance in life.
And perhaps it is humor that is the most effective way
to help us keep our spirits from being crushed
under the pressures of harsh life.
Learn to enjoy life by giving
and picking up lots of laughs.
The Story of Edison and Einstein
Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein are not the first two people that come to mind
when I think about how humor will relieve or break down stress.
The stories of Edison’s ability to work long hours
and suffer thousands of failures have been repeated many times.
But what is less known are the methods that
It help him maintain his balance
when working with famous scientific discoveries.
Edison put a small bed in the laboratory to rest when needed,
because he knew that only
when the mind is completely relaxed does it work most creatively.
Edison also valued humor.
In hundreds of notebooks filled with equations,
scientific formulas,
he adds nothing but jokes.
He said that laughing together helps to work together longer,
harder and more effectively.
For Einstein,
the key to happiness in life is simplicity,
imagination and humour.
“Things should be as simple as possible,” he said.
Those who have studied his life are surprised to find that
he is a very funny person.
He joked with both ideas and numbers.
Einstein left a most valuable invention for us, that is:
“Play is one of the most effective ways to simplify the difficulties
and get joy in life”.
Laughter is the medicine that can heal all wounds
Thousands of years ago, the sage Solomon famously said:
“A joyful heart is like a magic potion,
but a broken spirit dries up a man’s bones by human”.
And to this day,
one of the most popular magazines,
Reader’s Digest,
has a regular section for all ages:
Laughter, the best medicine.
Is there any scientific evidence to support the conclusion that
laughter has healing powers?
Say yes.
In recent years,
medicine has discovered the miraculous healing power of laughter.
And the person who discovered it was not a physical
or medical researcher
but a patient,
someone who did not accept a medical diagnosis that
he had only a few months to live.
The patient was Norman Cousins,
a veteran contributor to the Saturday Review.
In 1964,
Cousins was diagnosed with a connective tissue disease
and doctors told him his chance of survival was one in five hundred
and he had only a little while to live.
But Cousins still decided to cure himself.
With a strong determination,
he manipulates all the positive emotions including an optimistic outlook
and faith in life.
He often watches funny programs on TV such as comedies,
comedies, jokes…
Later, writing about his healing experiences,
Cousins said,
“I discovered that just ten minutes of relaxed,
carefree laughter had the effect of numbing my wounds
and giving me at least two hours of sleep with peace without pain.”
After that extraordinary recovery,
Cousins continued to study the effect of positive emotions on the human body.
He combined with the School of Medicine at the University of Los Angeles,
providing complete
and authentic explanations of the physiological benefits of laughter,
including a clear analysis:
Laughter has morphine-like substances called endorphins,
increase immune antibodies,
reduce stress,
relieve pain,
stimulate internal organs,
improve blood circulation, etc.
Life ‘after tragedy is comedy’ – laughter is the optimal solution
In fact,
laughter and other positive emotions have very effective therapeutic effects
such as strengthening the immune system,
invigorating and restoring vitality,
calming nervous agitation,
reducing stress,
stimulating loves creativity,
makes us feel energized and energized,
It is an effective lubricant
– smoothes out the tough stuff of everyday life and,
in the end,
laughter works wonders in connecting relationships.
Someone once said quite rightly that
laughter can shorten the distance between two people.
When faced with the harsh realities of life,
we all have a need to relax.
So in difficult times,
smiling innocently,
comfortably,
laughing loudly or giggling are all good,
can create a positive state for your mind and body.
“You just laugh –
The whole world will smile at you!” – Mathew Green