It is important for all to learn to laugh, because many of us would like our lives to be fun-filled comedies than heart-rending tragedies
IT would be surprising to know that in some countries there are laughter clubs where people gather to laugh their heads off.
This fact reminds me of my childhood days when all of my friends used to assemble almost on a daily basis after dinner at one place to have a good time. The most treasured moments are the ones where we would laugh at seemingly unfunny situations to the point where our eyes would get wet and stomachs would ache.
I still remember some of those decent and not-so-decent jokes and comments, but hardly find them amusing now. More than the jokes, our company made the situation more lively and enjoyable. When you laugh with others, it’s like surfing on a sea wave. It may well be the reason why in comedy shows on TV they add a laughter track to emphasize a funny scene or joke.
In school, we would really look forward to attend the period of a language teacher, Wasih, who would end his lecture with a humorous couplet. Even if the couplet was not readily understandable, we would laugh at the top of our lungs, because everybody else would be laughing to let the entire school know that Mr Wasih had just delivered a joke.
These things made me and my friends a fan of Charlie Chaplin and other comedy stars. We would eagerly wait for comedy shows on television. We would gate crash to hear some comedians if they were performing live at a function. When buying or borrowing a book, our first preference would be to go for light or humorous literature.
With years passing by and as practical life unfolds itself, it is not an exaggeration that many people, like myself, get so consumed by serious issues that they almost forget to laugh. Especially, when we need it most.
A good laughter is invaluable for every person — a good one a day keeps the psychiatrist away, just like an apple a day keeps the physician away. It is possibly the least expensive and most effective antidote to the kind of stress that we tend to succumb to in our lives. Perhaps that is the reason why Reader’s Digest labels its hilarious collection as ‘Laughter the Best Medicine’, and this feature’s been there since ages.
To make someone laugh is nothing less than pleasing God, because making His creatures happy would please Him. However, we shouldn’t be laughing at the cost of hurting someone. That is cheap entertainment and an unacceptable offence.
Behind a good laughter lies a mature wit and a keen sense of humour. Everyday life offers many events that prove to be laughable when we see them with a certain view point.
Try finding laughter in a child’s innocence. The other day I asked a three-year-old child that where would he place battery cells in a toy. He immediately pointed his finger towards that part of his body which is below the waist.
The most difficult of laughter is the one reserved for one’s own self. Brave is not the one who killed one’s enemies, but the one who learned to laugh at personal blemishes.
In case you are wondering what else an individual like me can do in this regard, apart from writing an abstract article like this one, well, my life long ambition is to direct a movie who’s each shot would be so funny that a medical team would be placed outside cinema halls to treat audiences found incapable of laughing their heads off, or those laughing without a pause.
Conclusion: It is a fact that when a child is born, he pops out of its mother’s womb crying. It is, therefore, very important for every person to learn to laugh throughout his or her course of life. For it is always good to have a different ending to what one began with. Many of us would like our lives to be fun-filled comedies than heart-rending tragedies.
It is important for all to learn to laugh, because many of us would like our lives to be fun-filled comedies than heart-rending tragedies 
