Laughter in the Midst of Sorrow

Laughter in the Midst of Sorrow

Neil Humphreys wrote about his trip to Banda Aceh, in the aftermath of the Tsunami disaster. He went there with some footballers to bring some joy to the Acehnese kids. He wrote:

"When the kids were handed their footballs, the mothers fought back tears to express their gratitude."

The footballers and their balls brought a lot of laughter to the kids. Neil ended with this short simple sentence.

"It stops them from crying"

He said it right that "humour was an essential survival tool"

When I was at the lowest point of my life, when I was stucked in the deepest valley of depression, I had to inject myself with an overdose of humour, so that I can forget to cry.

Raise your hats to the comedians and the clowns cos they make people laugh. They make people forget their sorrows. They bring healing to the hurting hearts. They are the healers of the soul.