Laughter/Smiles-Add Dessert/Spice to Life

 

The English Maestro

Life Rhythms

Laughter/Smiles-Add Dessert/Spice to Life

Name the kind of tree you can hold in your hand?

A palm tree!

The drama of life continues ceaselessly. But the string holder is always hidden (behind the curtain)

The drama of life goes on as Shakespeare also remarks-

“The world is a stage,

All men and women merely players,

They play their roles,

And Exit.”

Sometimes there are sobs, sometimes there is laughter. One scholar also remarked, “Smile, it improves your face value." De facto, Smiles, when time is turbulent, is a herculean task. But it’s also a bitter reality that people always escape a gloomy soul. Smiles are magnetic. Whatever life serves, it’s a part of the code of conduct set by social norms that one is supposed to hail visitors and acquaintances with an appealing smile, how critical the time is. A single smile opens doors to countless unreachable possibilities.

There are innumerable ingredients in the recipe for a happy and contented life. The condition is, how adeptly one deals with it as the capability, tact & skill to move smoothly varies from individual to individual. The metrics are always diverse. Therefore, let us consider what is the secret that one picks out a way to face the challenges of life and does not miss the grace of a pretty, impressive & outstanding personality without hurting an innocent soul. Smiles are also contagious. If you pass one, it’ll get back. The turnover is guaranteed.

It’s one of the life skills to pass through stormy moments in a dignified & calm manner. Though it’s easier said than done, I feel there is no harm in giving the idea at least a try. As it’s also a fact, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. When there seems no way out, there is darkness around- darkness of failures, darkness of incapabilities, darkness of bad management, darkness of inaction, darkness of an utter loss of interest in life, - there is always a silver lining that supports an oppressed, dejected, and frustrated personae.

One can come across so many instances of celebrities or great & learned people who stuck to their goals even if life posed a string of threats.

I would like to support the viewpoint with a few lines by Rudyard Kipling-

Men & women are mere puppets whose strings are in the hands of the greatest dramatist- the almighty.

But at the same time, there is a proverb- “Character is destiny.” In a nutshell, if one has the required positive traits of a strong human being such as perseverance, strong willpower, and tolerance, one is sure to shine on the social and formal fronts.

Therefore, the rule of thumb is just watching the loopholes & maintain a fair balance by tightening the rein of infinite desires & lust for money as this is the root cause of all the evils, corrupt practices, unfair dealings & unpleasant reactions.

Sometimes bitterness leads to grave consequences that are impossible to mend.

History is packed with limitless examples when men of the letters were face to face with painful and hopeless situations but as they were the masters of great characters, they overcame all sooner or later.

Now I feel I must keep my focus only on today’s topic of the post.

“On this hapless earth

There is a small sincerity of mirth

And laughter oft is but an art

To drown the outcry of heart.”

                   -Hatley Coleridge

Laughter and smiles have miraculous healing properties, sometimes they help to let go of absurd things when life seems to be a hard pill to swallow. A few healthy funny memes, some motivational sessions, a few pages of reading and two or three musical notes will suffice to skip some sorrowful or temperamental outcomes.

A human being is a social animal, he/she always hunts for pleasure but sometimes life seems to be contradictory by nature and if one balances it’s pain and suffering always weighs more than a blissful view of life.

Here I would prefer to discuss Rudyard Kipling for a while-

Every now and then time gets challenging, there are defeats, failures, pain, anguish, hatred, doubts, and enmity, but as he explains- no matter how great & affluent you’re, how highly educated & successful one is, one is always supposed to have tolerance, love and above all a common & simple touch to emerge as a winner.

If one is successful in wiping the tears from the eyes of a single person and replacing them with smiles once a day, life is not in vain, it’s worth living but the condition is how capable & resourceful you’re.

The replacement of tears with smiles is a good idea executed by the spiritual communities nowadays. The old concept of worshipping has been outdated, and new techniques and strategies have been discovered and invented to ease, comfort & motivate people, though the task is highly controversial & thorny, someone must always take the lead-first step forward as “there is always a fresh start.”

News clips & digital media have been making it’s share of efforts to highlight the ins and outs of such endeavors from time to time.

It’s a regret to say that such concepts have always been an object of criticism by the intellectual genre. Here one of the examples of a Hindi movie- Oh! My God may be illustrated.

Of course, things are tough but it’s also a fact that spiritualism has the greatest part to play in healing and upgrading humanity, the condition is,  it never crosses the limit as even a nectar gets poisonous if taken in access.

One of the poets has elaborated on the same idea in the Hindu epic Gitanjali.

“Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads! Whom dost thou worship in this lonely corner of a temple with doors all shut? Open thine eyes and see God is not before thee!

Things change with time as P. B. Shalley says- “Change is the law of nature.” They get modified, updated & upgraded, the same has been done with spiritualism. It has been given entirely a new countenance where Science and Psychological trends have contributed a lot to modernize it.

The concept of the Gitanjali is, of course, an authentic one, the same idea is found in the Gita also, and ancient ways are also appreciable to some extent as when classism is blended with modernism, it takes a completely transformed view, and works miracles.

A smiling, calm & soothing spiritual personality comforts a wretched soul. Far from the crowd, a divine chamber imparts solace & strength of character to humanity as it’s an established notion-sharing is a good tool-sorrows when shared-get half, joys-when shared-get doubled.

If I continue to write, it is going to be endless as all the religious epics have the same idea, and lead to the same destination.

To wind up, I would pause this brief note as the crucial role played by a smiling face and some sprinkles of laughter from time to time are an antidote to an anguished, diseased & frustrated individual. Besides, it’s an add-in to the daily schedule of a person to boost his/her stamina & impart tranquility to the realm around. 

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Anita Narang

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