When you are left with no other option .....but to laugh ......

It's common to break into a silly laughter after you've had a stupid fall, right? You are possibly hurt physically, but your ego's hurt more and you feel silly - hence you don't cry in pain, but laugh at yourself and get up, dust yourself and get going.....

 Life has kind of taught me that ....again and again....

 There are many situations that one lands up in - where despair, hurt, disappointment, embarrassment seems rampant and you seek answers, but hey, no one's really listening! 

 Relationships that have a lot of care and affection, yet no way of showing the same; relationships that demonstrate a lot of care and affection but actually have none of these; many questions that you have in your mind that either have no answers or none that can be spoken of; many situations that surprise you with acts of thoughtfulness and kindness from unexpected quarters - I have learnt, more so this past year, that Life is truly unpredictable.

 Iska koi bharosa nahin ( there's no saying which way Life will turn ) 

 So when the situation really gets "hopeless" and you "fall", you have to learn to laugh at yourself, at the craziness of the situation, of the sheer helplessness that you tend to feel...


"Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little."

Mason Cooley

And when you see the crazy "funny" side of it all, it's perhaps a bit easier to put things in perspective - enjoy what you still retain, count your blessings, not give unnecessary importance to people or situations that don't deserve it, recover your pride and self-esteem and move on .... 

 I have used it a lot - almost like a shield - and it has worked for me, time after time. 

So train your mind, my friends. And keep winning :)

 Live Laugh Love - in no particular order!

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