【Thepowerofhumorandlaugherisnumerous.Theyentertainusandmakeusfeelgood.But,aboveall,wehavediscoveredthathumorandlaughterarethebestmedicine.Theyrelievepain,reducestressandanxiety,andareanti-agingandlongevity】
Thepowerofhumorandlaugherisnumerous.Theyentertainusandmakeusfeelgood.But,aboveall,wehavediscoveredthathumorandlaughterarethebestmedicine.Theyrelievepain,reducestressandanxiety,andareanti-agingandlongevityfacilitators（促进者）.
Theyareextremelynecessaryforhelpingustofindandmaintainabalancebetweenlifeandwork.However,theyareslippingawayfromus.Wehavebecomefartooserious.Theonlyoneswhostillenjoyhumor,laughter,funandplaytothefullestareyoungchildren.Childrentendtolaughanaverageof200timesaday.Foradults,however,itisatotallydifferentstory.
Inthe1950speoplelaughedonaverage18timesaday.Today,weareluckyifweaveragebetween4-6timesaday.
Asamatteroffact,arecentstudyfoundthatpeoplelaugh6moretimesinthepresenceofonepersonbut30moretimesinagroupofpeople.Youcangetachuckle(咯咯笑)fromjokesyougetontheInternet,butitisnotthesameasbellyjigglinglaughter(adeeplaugh)yougetwhenyouinteractwithothers.
Socializing(交际)withfriendsandrelativeswasmuchlookedforwardto.However,thisisnolongerthecase.Infact,themajorityofpeoplecanhardlyfindtime,nordotheyhavetheinclinationtowardssocializingoutsidehome.Theyturntoelectronicmediasuchastelevision,computers,theInternet,videos,CDs,andaudioequipment,whichcanprovidethemwithinstantself-entertainmentatthepushofabutton.
Theworkplacedoesnotfare(进展)muchbetter.Duetothepressurestoproducemoreinthesameorfewerhoursavailableandtocompete,forexample,inamanufacturingfieldwithcheaperlaborelsewhereintheworld,humorandlaughterintheworkplacehavegraduallyeroded（逐渐毁坏）away.
Ihavedevelopedarealappreciation,perhapsclosertoastrongdesireforthepowerofhumorandlaughter.Thisencouragedmetowritemyfirstbooktitled“ThePowerofHumor”andsubsequentlymysecondbooktitled“KidsSaytheGoggonestThings”basedonthenaturalhumor,laughter,playandfunthatkidsexperienceandtheyfreelysharewithparents,grandparentsandteachers.
Fromwritingabouthumorandlaughter,peoplestarttoaskmetospeakupforthem.Todate,Ihavedevelopedanumberofhumor-laughtertopicsthatIuseinmykeynotepresentations.Youareinvit