Laughter

I was reading this survey on the internet that talked about how laughter is the best medicine. There was this lady who was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago and she was giving advice to other people who were in her condition as well. She said that the only treatment that seemed to help her was laughter. In fact, the day she found out about her illness, she went to the video store almost immediately and "asked for the comedy section". She said no tears came out of her eyes when the doctor uttered those "piercing words" except for the thought of this new movie. I mean, what would you do if you found out something that horrifying. When I read this sentence, I started crying and laughing. It was so heartfelt to hear her talk about breast cancer and how it "swirled into her heart like a tornado". She said that without laughter, her "life would not be fully lived." You know, this made me feel like blogging about laughter. What is laughter? How do you "laugh"? I mean sometimes when I think about something funny, my mouth moves and sometimes a weird sound jumps out of me uncontrollably. It's actually pretty involuntary, in my opinion! I always think of life as being this blade that keeps stabbing your heart. Pretty strong words but everybody feels this way once in a while. However, listening to her made me realize that sometimes you need to control the blade. Use laughter to stop the bleeding and continue to life your life merrily. Crying is also another way to stop the blade. She also mentioned the fact that on most days where the doctors would inform her of bad news, she would sit on her bed and let the tears flow. She emphasized the fact that the tears had a mind of their own. NO wailing or bailing, just innocent tears. This goes to show you that life is short, that's for sure, but don't let it stop you. "Live life as if you were dying tomorrow."
I don't really know how to upload a music video on my blog but there is this song that my aunt and I are in love with. It's by Tim McGraw. The song is called "Live Like You Were Dying." Listen to it if you have time. It's really beautiful!