LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU (01-Feb-2020)


Weep and you weep alone….

Laughter clubs have mushroomed around us and has brought us all together, both men and women of all ages, for lighter moments.  Laughter enhances the release of endorphins to augment the feel-good factor and decreases the stress levels.  We all agree that laughter is the best medicine and are familiar with the smirks and smiles, giggles and the gaggles, cackles and the chuckles, and in today’s ubiquitous social media environment, the ROFL – Rolling on Floor Laughing!

When I approached the lady, only then I could tell she had burst out laughing, literally.  Tears rolled down her eyes, she tried her best to wipe them off, a few friends around her checked to see if she had choked, others even offered her water to drink – exact state-of-affairs at the scene as I witnessed at close proximity.  This was at a party where there were a few new friends-of-friends invited to expand the like-minded group.  The lady was new to this group and upon hearing a joke could not control her laugh.  A crying laugher!

At a comedy show the atmosphere was filled with laughter, a reflection of the on-stage person – a comedian who splattered jokes drawn upon from various happenings around us.  He had the uncanny ability to pick up a casual talk, a heated argument, a news clipping, an ad in a newspaper, or a simple TV celebrity interview and turn it around sprinkled with sarcasm and humor with a twist-to-the-tale.  However, it was this chap in the audience in a flower-printed shirt that caught everyone’s attention.  He scared his neighbors every time it prompted a laughter – he thumped the side-arms of his chair or clapped in a loud manner or slapped his thighs or even rhythmically pounded one foot-at-a-time on the floor.  This chap dished out a bonus dose of laughter as one witnessed his mannerisms.  The eerie laugher!

The super villain in the Hindi movie Kick carved out the laughter scenes that stood out for its wickedness and gave the viewer goosebumps.  His characteristic laugh was that of a series of cycle-tyre punctures followed by a soda-pop sound to announce the end.  In olden days, our cycle tyres when pierced with a nail would let out the air which gave birth to the ‘tooooosssshhhh’ sound.  But this actor instilled fear in the audience; we conferred him the title of evil laugher!

The breed of silent laughers quietly enjoy the humor and they constitute a major chunk.  There is no exhibitionism, on the contrary they withdraw to a corner to enjoy a private moment, or hold a handkerchief to hide the smile from the public.  It has nothing to do with not understanding the joke nor a lack of appetite for enjoying a few light moments.  It has everything to do with the fact that they are mostly private people who abundantly live in solitude both when they score a victory as well as when vanquished.  The silent laugher!

The world however laughs with you any which way you laugh, which proves the hypothesis I set out with the title to this write-up.  This write-up may resonate with you; any which way you find it just laugh-it-off!

I feel calm and peaceful probably because of less stress.

Comments

  1. Aalo MukherjeeFebruary 2, 2020 at 11:33 AM

    Great! Very true..but I also hope we don't need to weep alone !!

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    1. Prasanna HariharFebruary 2, 2020 at 12:21 PM

      Thanks....and your point is when we weep the true well-wishers stick around to provide solace

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  2. Arathi HariharFebruary 2, 2020 at 8:41 PM

    A good laugh will always make one stress free..

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  3. AnilFebruary 2, 2020 at 8:41 PM

    Different types of laughter but stress relief is most important

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  4. RamaswamyFebruary 2, 2020 at 10:30 PM

    Well done Prasanna.
    I remember reading this quote ----
    Laughter is the best medicine, but if you laugh without reason, you need medicine:-)))

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    1. Prasanna HariharFebruary 2, 2020 at 11:21 PM

      Ha..ha...that's a good one! Thanks for your comments...

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  5. Usha ShenoyFebruary 2, 2020 at 11:08 PM

    Nice thoughts... In a world where laughter is orchestrated, as in laughter clubs!! Its the easiest and simplest thing to do!!

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  6. Durgesh MishraFebruary 3, 2020 at 7:58 PM

    Absolutely agree that laughter is the best medicine and also vanishes stress.. Very interesting write up.

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    1. Prasanna HariharFebruary 3, 2020 at 9:47 PM

      Thanks Durgesh and be without stress...always laughing

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