Article November 14, 1970 ISSUE

"Ye shall laugh"

STELLA DENISE COUSINS

There is ample evidence to support the claim that laughter and humor are essential to the well-being of mankind. We need only turn to Jesus' words in Luke's Gospel to realize the value he put on laughter. He says there, "Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh." Luke 6:21 ;

One unpleasant form of laughter expresses scorn or derision, but there is no reason to think that this is the kind of laughter Jesus said would replace the gloom and down-in-the-mouth weeping. "Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted," Matt. 5:4 ; says the parallel statement in the Sermon on the Mount. The laughter Jesus promised is provoked by joyful feelings. It makes one bright and sparkling. It is an expression of Soul, God.

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