欢乐是一门哲学WhatVaPaidforTwelveLaughs
奥里森·马登OrisonMardon
WilliamK。Va,whevisitedople,onedayinvitedtheelder,socelebratedforhispowersasamimic,ehecityatthetime,togiveaprivatereboardhisyagintheBosphorus。spokethreeofhismonologues。Afewdaysafterwardsreceivedthefollowingmemorandumfromthemillionaire:
"Yhttearstooureyesaoourhearts。Sinceallphilreedthatlaughioweeping,youratwithmestandsthus:
"Fortears,sixtimes:$600
Fhter,twelvetimes:$2,400
$3,000
Kindlyaowledgereceiptofenclosedcheck。"
"Ifindnonsensesingularlyrefreshing,"saidTalleyrand。Thereisgoodphilosophyinthesaying,"Laughandgrowfat。"Ifeverybodykhephterasahealthtonidlifeproloingeofsadnesswhiowcloudsourfacewelydisappear,andmanyphysiswouldfindtheirogone。
Thephterwasgivenustoserveawisepurposeinourey。ItisNature'sdeviceftheinternalansandgivithesametime。
Laughterbeginsinthelungsanddiaphragm,settingtheliver,stomadotherinternalansintoaquick,jelly-likevibration,whichgivesapleasaionandexercise,almostaqualtothatofh。
Durihemovemeomacharesimilart。Everytimeyoutakeafullbreath,orwhenyouatewell,thediaphragmdesdgivesthestomaextrasqueezea。
&laughiomag,hurryiiveprocess。Theheartbeatsfaster,ahebloodboundingthroughthebody。"Thereisnot,"saysDr。Green,"oerorlittleiheminuteblood-vesselsofthehumanbodythatdoesnotfeelsomewaveletfromthesoedbyagh。"Ierms,itstimulatesthevasomotorters,andthespasmoditraoftheblood-vesselscausesthebloodtoflowquickly。Laughteracceleratestherespiration,ahandglowtothewholesystem。Itbrightenstheeye,iheperspiratiohechest,forcesthepoisonedairfromtheleast-usedlungdtehatexquisitepoiseorbalancewhichwecallhealth,whichresultsfromtheharmoniousaofallthefunsofthebody。Thisdelicatepoise,whichmaybedestroyedbyasleeplessnight,apieceofbadnews,bygrieforay,isoftenwhollyresth。
&y,andfeararegreatenemiesofhumanlife。Adepressed,sour,melancholysoul,alifewhichhasceasedtobelieveinitsowsowsownmission,alifewhiksintetatingaimlessness,hasbeecrippledanduseless。Weshouldfightagainsteveryiehemind,aswewouldagaiioisuruethat,asarule,themindhaspthentheperiodofyouthfulahay,preservingandrenewingphysicallifebyastalwartmeh。
&herdayofamaninaneighbcitywhowasgivenuptodie;hisrelativesweresentfor,achedathisbedside。Butanoldace,who,assuredhimsmilinglythathewasallrightandwouldsooalkedinsuchastrainthatthesiwasforcedtolaugh;asorousedhissystemthatherallied,andhewassoon>
WasitnotShakespearewhosaidthat"alightheartliveslong?"
Physiologytellsthestreatsympathetiervesarecloselyallied;acarriesbadhehead,thehestomachareaffedigestioneson,andone'sesdoleful。Laughwhenyou;itisacheapmedie。
&isaphilosophynotwelluheemisurgeohatweoughttobeginwiththebabiesandtraiohabitsofmirth:
&queyourerryandlaughaloud;aghexpaahebloodb。etoagoodlaugh—nottoalittlesniglaugh,buttoowillsoundfightthroughthehouse。Itwillnotonlydood,butwillbeabeoallwhohear,andbeanimportantmeansthebluesawayfromadwelliisveryg,andspreadsinaremarkablemanner,fewbeioresistits。Aheartylaughisdelightfulharmoisthebestofallmusic。"
"withouthilarity,"saysahor,"willtomuch。Treeswithoutblossomswill。"
在美国巨富威廉·范德比尔特上次游览君士坦丁堡期间,以演喜剧而闻名的演员科克兰恰好也来到了这里。一天,威廉·范德比尔特去拜访科克兰,当时科克兰正在博斯普鲁斯海峡的游艇上进行私人朗诵,他一共诵读了三段独白。几天后,这位百万富翁寄给科克兰一张便笺,内容如下:
你的表演使我们热泪盈眶,也使我们开心大笑。既然哲学家说笑比哭好,所以我应付给你的款项如下所示:
6次落泪:600美元。
12次欢笑:2400美元。
共计3000美元。
随信附赠,收到敬请复函告之。
塔列朗认为:“这种做法虽然听起来有些荒诞,但别具一番心意。”这段话很好地解释了“心宽体胖”的哲学道理。如果每个人都知道把欢笑的力量当成健康、长寿的催化剂,那么,我们脸上的哀愁就会烟消云散,许多医生也将失业。
欢笑的力量能积极地作用于我们的身体,它是大自然的鬼斧神工,在加强内脏器官活动的同时,也给我们带来了快乐。
笑是从肺和横膈膜开始的,使肝、胃等其他内脏器官同时快速地振动,让人获得快乐的感觉和体验,其锻炼效果与骑马的效果相差无几。
在消化时,胃部的活动类似于搅拌,每一次深呼吸或大笑,横膈膜都会下降,使胃部受到额外的挤压和振动。
不时地笑一笑,会使胃不断运动,从而加快消化的过程;心脏这时也会跳得更快,不停地把血液输送到全身。格林医生说:“人身体的所有部位,不管多么细小的血管,每一处都能感觉到放声大笑所带来的振动。”用医学术语阐述就是,笑触动了血管收缩神经中枢,间歇性地血管收缩导致了血液流动速度加快。笑还能够促进呼吸,让全身产生热量。笑能使双眼更加明亮,增加排汗量,扩张胸腔,强迫排出肺部细胞中的有害气体,恢复和谐的生理平衡。所谓生理平衡,也就是我们所说的健康状态,这种理想的平衡状态是由身体所有器官的协调运动得来的。失眠、噩耗、悲痛或焦虑的情绪都可能会破坏这种平衡,通常一次放声大笑就能解决问题。
人类生命的天敌莫过于悲痛、焦虑和恐惧。一个沮丧、尖酸刻薄和忧郁的人,不会相信自己的信仰、能力和使命,终日自怨自怜,生活毫无目标,那么这样的生命便是残缺、没有价值的。所以,我们既要摆脱所有导致情绪低落的影响,又要抵制犯罪的**。毋庸置疑,强健的心理才能延长青春,保持健康和美丽,使生活稳定而充满活力。