Smile, joy, humour, laughter
SMILE,
JOY, HUMOUR, LAUGHTER
Mario
D’Couto
Enthusiasm makes everything different. You can’t control
the length of each day but you can control its impact by adding fun and enthusiasm.
When you have enthusiasm for life, life has enthusiasm for you.
William Ward said, “Enthusiasm and persistence can make an
average person superior; indifference and lethargy can make a superior person
average.” Don’t postpone joy. Learn to laugh at yourself. A person with
a great sense of humour may bore others but he rarely has a dull moment himself
as Chuck Swindoll once said, “Of all things God created, I am often most
grateful He created laughter.”
Humour is to life what shock absorbers are to
automobiles. Enthusiasm, like humour, is an inside job as Albert Einstein once
said, “In my experience, the best creative work is never done when one is
unhappy.” One of the single most powerful things you can do to have
influence over others is to smile at them. You are never fully dressed until
you wear a smile. The best facelift is a smile. A smile is an asset; a frown is
a liability. Some people grin and bear it; others smile and change it. Smiling,
being happy and enthusiastic is always a choice, not a result. It improves your
personality and people’s opinion of you. A laugh a day keeps negative people
away.
Enthusiasm gives you the proper perspective on life. A smile
is a powerful, positive weapon by which to attack life. You will rarely succeed
at anything unless you have fun doing it.