Article May 11, 1981 Issue

Laughter: a healing influence

LOUIS H. KAMMERER

The importance of humor and laughter was illustrated to me when several classmates and I were invited at Christmastime to decorate the windowpanes of a care center for abandoned children. We were art students, and this opportunity to bring cheer to the youngsters was gladly accepted.

We were told to make the decorations as amusing and colorful as possible, so before painting the characters on the glass, I gave some prayerful thought to this delightful task. I affirmed that God is the source of all happiness and that as His reflection I naturally expressed joy. I acknowledged that qualities such as brightness, form, color, and outline were actually derived of Soul, and that right ideas were already spiritually depicted in consciousness, the divine Mind. Confident that something of this divine artistry could be manifested in humorous, colorful, eye-catching designs, I set myself to painting.

When the work was finished, it was evident that humor is indeed derived from God. Even I had to chuckle at the funny little figures, and it was so good to see the joy and laughter they elicited from the children.

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