PenteKing’s BodyBlog

Why are there so many angry people in the world? If everyone would just lighten up a little, things would progress so much more smoothly. Human beings were not meant to fret and worry. If you want proof of that assertion, just take a look at someone who is perpetually grumpy. Let’s face it; they’re ugly. They have frown lines on their forehead, and around their eyes and mouth. Their necks are ridged with tensed muscles. When they walk, they shuffle. Grumpy people always look five to ten years older than they atually are.

Cheerful people, on the other hand, look youthful. They have a light in their eyes that is welcoming and attractive. They have an aura of warmth and friendliness about them. There’s a bounce to their step when they walk. People smile at them because they invite human interaction. Let’s face it - there’s no comparison. Give me happy any day of the week. In that vein, here are a smattering of quotes about laughter and the human condition.

·         The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness – Milan Kundera

·         It’s possible to forgive someone a great deal if he makes you laugh. – Caroline Llewellyn

·         To be playful is not to be trivial or frivolous, or to act as if nothing of consequence will happen. On the contrary, when we are playful with one another, we relate as free persons, and the relationship is open to surprise; everything that happens is of consequence. – James Carse

·         I am thankful for laughter; except when milk comes out of my nose. – Woody Allen

·         I don’t think that the comic and the serious can be separated in talking about the human condition. It’s like trying to separate hydrogen and oxygen and still be talking about water. – Peter De Vries

·         Comedy is when you accidentally fall off a cliff and die; tragedy is when I have a hangnail. – Mel Brooks.

·         Laughter springs from the lawless part of our nature. – Agnes Repplier

·         Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. – William James

·         The art of the clown is more profound than we think; it is neither tragic nor comic. It is the comic mirror of tragedy and the tragic mirror of comedy. – Andre Suares.

·         Back of the sun and way deep under our feet, at the earth’s center, are not a couple of noble mysteries or the Bible or the Koran, but a couple of joke books. – Tennessee Williams

·         A good laugh is as good as prayer sometimes. – L. M. Montgomery

·         God is a comedian, playing to an audience that’s too frightened to laugh. – Anon.

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