Laughter is God's remedy for life...
I was talking with Chelsea tonight and we got on the subject of laughter (how, I do not know). I told her the line above and then made a comment about when someone begins to talk about laughing, you can't help but begin to let it out. Everyone has had those times when something so funny happened that everyone had no choice but to laugh. Everyone falls on the floor, rolling around, clenching their abs and gasping for breath. After what seems like an eternity of painful laughter, no one remembers what it was that was being laughed at to begin with. It is merely the sounds of others belting it out that fuels the fire. After a great, from-the-very-fiber-of-your-being laugh, there comes a great sense of peace, like everything is right in the world. It's like if everything ended right then and there, it would be ok.
Sometimes in life there come obstacles, setbacks, hardships, rough-patches, foggy times, bogs, hills, mountains, and just overall crappy stuff. It is in those times that someone's true character begins to really shine. A true, loving person is one who can look at all of the darkness and gloom surrounding a rough time and find that little glimmer, however small, and smile at it. Sometimes that smile turns into laughter, and it is that laughter that makes it easier to escape the mire. A laugh can brighten someone's day and touch someone in such a profound way that there has to be something more than just a funny sound coming out of the vocal chords.
How can one say that laughter is a gift from God? Well, what have we as humans ever brought to this world of our own accord other than filth and pain? Being able to laugh takes a great deal of love for a difficult life, and that is something nobody has on their own. True peace is impossible without God, and true love is impossible without the realization of what Christ did for us on Calvary. With peace comes an understanding that this world is just a part of the big picture, and love brings a compassion and caring for others and for oneself. Since both of these are essential for a true laugh to come out of one's being, laughter has to be a gift from God. Therefore...
...laughter is God's remedy for life.
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That was the highlight of our relationship. :D Hope you are doing well. <3
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