Finding Treasure

 

Okay. Here is a bit of instruction that you will not get every day. At some point today, take some time to laugh. You heard, right. Laugh till you cry. It will be one of the best and healthiest things you can do for yourself. There is nothing so refreshing than a good laugh. Comedian Milton Berle uses to say, “Laughter is an instant vacation.”

Did you know that a child will laugh over 300 times a day? The average adult only laughs 15 times. What’s up with that? It isn’t that there is nothing to laugh at. The human race is the funniest thing going. I think that God must sit in heaven and laugh Himself silly, looking at us. Just go to the mall sometime and sit and watch people. You will love it. And of course, laugh at yourself. The old proverb is, “Blessed is he who can laugh at himself. He will never be without entertainment.”

“If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.”

Yakov Smirnoff

Comedian

 

Success-minded people are people who like to laugh. That is why they do not live in depression or discouragement. You cannot be happy and sad at the same time. Humorist Mark Twain said, “Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.” Laughter is your weapon against the negative influences that are around you. 

What do you do to get a good laugh? Here are a few ideas:

•  Read the comics or books by humorists                                                                                                                        •  Watch funny movies                                                                                                                                                                   •  Find a friend you like to laugh with and spend time together                                                                                            •  Play with some kids – learn from the experts on laughing

Charlie Chaplin said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” I do not care what you do for work or how your life is going; take time and do a bit of laughing. You will feel better, and you will do better. Success-minded people know that a workplace where laughter and cheerfulness are encouraged is a more productive and better place to work. When people enjoy going to work and have fun with the people they work with, they are more productive and call off work less.

So your assignment for today is to laugh. Tell a joke, hear a joke, be a joke, whatever works for you. Have some fun, and see if it does not change your day.

“A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.”

Proverbs 15:13

 

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