Why is Laughter the Best Medicine?

Christian Vic M. Datan

Philippine Science High School
Central Mindanao Campus

Imagine a world without laughter, with nobody smiling or feeling any happiness. Wouldn’t that be so unpleasant and boring? It seems like the world would never be the same without laughter. Even a single day would not be complete without a moment of hearty laughter.

Laughter makes up much of our lives. Almost all of the happy memories that we remember are moments of hearty laughter, and these moments never fail to make us feel so much better. This is why many of us believe that laughter is really the best medicine. Ironically, laughter is so much of an infection. It spreads faster and is more contagious than any cough or sneeze. Indeed, laughter is the only infecti...

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