LAUGHTER the best medicine

Semalam aku terbaca sebuah buku yang sangat menarik bertajuk Laughter The Best Medicine, A Laugh-Out-Loud Collection yang merupakan edisi koleksi istimewa dari Reader's Digest. Bahasa Inggeris aku tidak berapa bagus, tetapi jika lelaki lemah berbahasa inggeris seperti aku boleh memahami dan ketawa, mungkin kawan-kawan diluar sana yang jauh lebih bijak teringin untuk berkongsi beberapa petikan hebat didalamnya.
Aku cuba untuk kongsikan disini...

Doctor: "I have some bad news and some worse news. The bad news is that you have only 24 hours left to live."

Patient: "That is bad news. What could be worse?"

Doctor: "I've been trying to reach you since yesterday."

Setiap kali kita ketawa, ianya adalah seperti pil ajaib yang memasuki sistem kesihatan kita. Menurut doktor dan pakar perubatan, ketawa mampu menangani stress, merendahkan tekanan darah, meningkatkan sistem imunisasi, membesarkan pertumbuhan sel otak malahan ketawa mampu melindungi jantung. Mungkin kerana itu purata seseorang ketawa menjangkau sehingga 17 kali sehari.

Terdapat juga beberapa lawak jenaka pendek yang digunakan dari sepotong ayat yang diungkapkan oleh selebriti-selebriti antarabangsa berkenaan peranan ibu bapa.

"No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement."

"When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give order and they take 'em."

"Setting a good example for your children does nothing but increase their embarrassment."

"You know your kids are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going."

Buku ini memang menghiburkan kerana ia meliputi pelbagai topik yang semuanya kedengaran humor.

I was getting into my car when I noticed a dent. On the windshield was a note and a phone number from the driver. "I feel terrible," the women apologized when I called. "I hit your car as I was pulling into the next parking spot." "Please dont worry," I said to her. "I'm sure our insurance companies will take care of everything." "Thank you for your understanding," she said. "You're so much nicer than the man I hit on the way out."

The first day at my new health club I asked the girl at the front desk, "I like to exercise after work. What are your hours?" "Our club is open 24/7," she told me excitedly, "Monday through Saturday."

Macam haramkan? Banyak lagi yang ada dalam buku ini untuk aku kongsikan. Ada kisah tentang lelaki..

"Mobile phones are the only subject on which men boast about who's got the smallest."
"The remarkable thing about my mother is that for over 30 years she served us nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found."
"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."
"Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little bit of support, and a little bit of freedom."
"Here's the secret to a happy marriage: Do what your wife tells you."

Banyak lagi lawak yang dahsyat dan panjang dalam buku ni. Kepada sesiapa yang nak meminjam, silalah kemukan permintaan. Pada pandangan aku, untuk menjadi seorang yang berperwatakan menarik dan pandai mengambil perhatian, kita perlu memiliki beberapa sifat komedi dan humor agar kita dapat mudah bergaul dalam masyarakat dan memperoleh ramai kenalan.