I competed in UIL competitions in high school.
One I particularly remember was memorizing and reading a poem. I don’t remember the title or the entire poem, but the point was that we should “sit on a box and laugh” at life’s troubles.
Although I couldn’t have known it at the time, my life has had it’s share of pain and regret. (Hasn’t everyone by the time you get to be middle age?)
Like this woman, laughter has been a blessed relief during those times, to be sure.
P.S. My sincere thanks is extended to SEN for posting his wonderful image to Flickr and allowing people like me to share and slightly modify them.
I think the best laugh we can give is to laugh at ourselves. We are such a goofy bunch, that if we didn’t laugh at ourselves, the alternative would be to cry. I like laughing much more.
I totally agree. Sometimes it’s not easy, but laughter always feels like a sweet relief.