Laughter is the best medicine, they say. I also say. A good
hearty laugh can give you a good heart. It can make some unknown, complex
muzzles and bones move when you laugh, which is otherwise not possible. So,
laugh well when you get the next immediate opportunity.
I heard of one incident and witnessed another one which made
me laugh in the recent past. Sharing those so that you also develop a good,
healthy heart!
First one, the one I heard with a bit of my own
exaggeration!
These days Yoga is the mantra for anything and everything to
lead a healthy life. So our Aunty also decided to go and attend a yoga class.
To reduce her weight to some extent. As such she has to starve for 100 days continuously
and to lift 100Kgs of weight in the morning and also in the evening for her to
come any way near permissible BMI. She decided to try Yoga as there was a class
being organized in the neighborhood, as she could not let go her favorite food items.
She had one challenge though. She always wears sari indoor and outdoor. And she never believed in wearing anything else but sari. But, somebody
told her that doing Yoga exercises wearing a sari would be tough. That
person advised her to wear a chooridar.
She unwillingly managed to get one stitched and got into it on the first
day of the class.
Yoga class just began. She raised her hands to do the pranam.
Unfortunately, due to her lack of experience in wearing a chooridar, the bottom
part came down as the string that tied it was too loose. Fortunately, her
adviser was well experienced in these matters, she had advised her to wear
something more decent underneath the pants.
This whole episode had been watched by a young lady just behind,
who already wears zero size dress and is aiming for a “sub-zero” figure. And
she did see something before the aunt could bring her hands down from pranam
position and lift things up. And the “to-be-sub-zero” size lady could not
stop laughing. Anyways it was a good opportunity to laugh and she did not want
to miss it. Her laugh was a bit louder, aunt turned back and gave the young
lady her mouthful. The words which were not present in any text book, for that
matter the young lady was hearing them for the first time in her life. So, yes
her heart got a temporary shake but she went back home with a much heavier
heart.
The second incident I witnessed a few days back.
Again, another
aunt and another young lady. It looks like this aunt-young lady combination always
generates laughter. If I come across another similar incident like this, I am
sure I will be eligible to publish a study report to prove this point!
They were on the railway platform to catch the train. They reached
one hour prior to arrival of the train which was already running late by
another hour. And aunt was extremely happy to see that they reached the station
much ahead of time.
Finally the train arrived. Aunt single-mindedly pursued her
goal of reaching to her seat and occupying it. But her daughter was smarter. She found the door of the adjacent compartment
comparatively less crowded and she jumped into it with so much of ease. Aunt
also decided to follow suit.
As this was happening, I was watching another lady trying
with all humility to enter the compartment. She was a foreign national and must
be from one of the western countries. Every time she tried to get in, somebody
or other would push her and she would politely give way. Finally she found some
space to squeeze in. That is the time our highly goal-oriented aunt arrived at
the scene and pushed the foreign lady
with such force that she was thrown away by at least a metre. The foreign lady
laughed loudly yelling “Oh man”. I knew she meant something else when she spoke
those kind words. I gestured her saying this is our way of things, and one needs
to always push to get your things done! I don’t think she understood what I
meant, she had to laugh for a few more occasions before finally she managed to
get in!
So, opportunities to laugh are plenty. Do make good use of
them. But do it judiciously. Control the
intensity of laugh based on each circumstance. There would always be those loose
strings around and there would always be people who try to push you out. Of course
laughing in those occasions is also good for your heart, but yes, that small organ can
wait.
