I
do not remember many things about my childhood but laughter was one of the few
*I have THE worst memory Evrrrrrr*.
My mother had this infectious laughter that left you no choice but to join her and
whether you were sick or angry at her made zero difference.
Unavoidably
one of her children took on the trait and it so happened to be the sister who
is asthmatic even though it would have been more convenient if one of the
carriers took it on. My sister would laugh until she started wheezing and I
pretty much resigned myself to having an inhaler nearby for whenever she got
into these ‘laughing attacks’ as I called them.
Funny
that I currently laugh more than she does because I bet no one ever saw that
coming. Somewhere along the way, I began to laugh and now it’s too simple I
don’t have to think about it. Many a time we are having a brain storm and the
big idea is eluding us and I will break into a ‘fit’ of laughter. When I am
happy, I laugh and when I am sad I laugh. How do I do it? you might ask and imma tell ya because I am nice like that.
That
saying about problems or trouble moving in twos has a twin and this one makes
sure that good things happen to us in pairs *It’s OBVIOUS that this is just my
theory, Right?* Anyway, the point here is that there is a season of happiness
and one of sadness and while the former is great and always welcome, the latter
causes lots of pain and most people will cry, stay away from people, become
more attached to certain habits to mention but a few. I will be over there
laughing like my life depends on it.
There
are fewer things than the fingers on one hand that I can’t ‘fix’ by laughing. I
am NOT saying laughing wills the problems away but then again neither does
crying, substance abuse, nkebyo.
Unless
you are not doing it right, laughter should give you a sort of warmth, hope, or
smfn along those lines. The storing
of laughter for said rainy days works best when you attach the Wow moment to
the laughter stored so that when you are going through the archives, you are
able to feel what you felt in that moment which should be able to help wade off
the current feelings and grey mood or smfn
likadat. I never claimed to have it all figured out.
There
are times that I feel like I have been to hell and back, and I am sure being
able to laugh no matter what is one of the reasons I have managed the back bit.
In my mind, there doesn’t need to be a reason to laugh for me laugh. Laughing
makes me feel great so it is a part of who I am and I have embraced it.
The
real lesson here though is finding a sort of constant in this ever changing
life that gives one peace of mind or at least something close to that. A go to
happy place that cannot be touched by ANYTHING. Only then does one ever stand a
chance of becoming a monster *Story for another day*.