I'm too tough to cry!
There is a saying goes something like, "If I didn't laugh right now, I'd probably be crying!" Golda Meir said, " Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either. " One of the most popular columns in the Reader's Digest when I was growing up was the " Laughter is the Best Medicine " feature. Why is it we enjoy laughter more than tears? Might it be that we equate tears with melancholy and tears with joy? Could it be that tears leave us drained, while laughter seems to build us up? Maybe it is because the more we cry, the deeper the worries set in and the more we laugh the worries seem to lift for even just a while. A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired. (Proverbs 17:22) A cheerful disposition is good for our health! Sadness leaves us feeling like we have been wrung out and left to dry out like a used washrag. Ever see a dried, used washrag? It is b...