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Vitality Supreme
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Bernarr Macfadden
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Naturally
there
may
be
times
in
life
when
a
laugh
is
utterly
impossible,
or
may
seem
so.
Nevertheless
the
inclination
to
stimulate
the
emotions
associated
with
laughter
and
good
humor
should
be
encouraged
at
every
opportunity.
There
is
no
question
that
laughter
has
valuable
vitalizing
qualities.
It
undoubtedly
adds
to
one's
stamina.
It
gives
one
a
hopeful
spirit.
It
leads
one
to
look
upon
the
bright
side
of
life.
When
you
can
laugh,
the
sun
is
shining
regardless
of
how
many
clouds
obscure
the
sky.
No
matter
what
other
efforts
you
may
be
making
to
build
strength
and
vitality,
do
not
allow
the
serious
aide
of
life
to
occupy
you
continuously.
Each
day
should
have
its
laughing
time,
or
its
many
laughing
times.
It
is
barely
possible,
of
course,
that
laughing,
like
any
other
emotional
expression,
would
become
tiresome
if
overdone,
but
I
am
inclined
to
doubt
the
possibility
of
harmful
effect
under
any
circumstances.
"All
work
and
no
play
makes
Jack
a
dull
boy,"
and
the
relaxation
and
recuperation
that
go
with
laughing
should
be
sought
with
a
certain
amount
of
regularity.
If
you
cannot
find
recreation
of
this
kind
through
any
other
source,
then
attend
a
"funny
show."
Go
to
a
theatre
where
merriment
is
supreme.
On
such
occasions
at
least
I
would
avoid
tragedies
or
dramas
that
are
inclined
too
much
toward
the
sorrowful
side
of
life.
Personally,
I
have
never
had
much
use
for
plays
of
this
sort.
There
are
slough
serious
experiences
in
life
without
searching
for
recreation
in
the
sorrows
of
others,
which
are,
after
all,
only
the
expression
of
the
imagination
of
some
brooding
dramatist.
Some
abnormal
characters
find
pleasure
in
misery.
I
have
heard
some
women
say
that
"they
enjoyed
a
good
cry
so
much,"
and
that
"crying
dramas
were
just
grand."
But
I
have
been
unable
to
discover
anything
rational
in
such
sentiments.
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