Of all the forms of courage the ability to laugh

Of all the forms of courage the ability to laugh is the most beneficial. Laughter is, without anyone noticing, very beneficial and sometimes can be contagious. By contagious I mean, whenever there is someone who is continuously laughing, laughing so much they cry, and you kind of end up laughing because they laughing.

Laughter is the most beneficial, as a form of courage, because it ultimately is good medicine. With a bit of research done, here are the benefits of laughing:

·         happy to have money

·         Helps you lose weight

·         Decreases stress

·         Makes you look young

·         And boosts relationships

With that said I’d like to just remind you that of all the forms of courage the ability to laugh is the most beneficials.

The statute of limitations has expired on most of our childhood trauma

The statute of limitations has expired on most of our childhood trauma

Some of us are stuck on looking back at our past (our childhood). Some even try getting remorse from friends by telling everyone about the trauma they survived. Others don’t and have practically become better people from the trauma they experienced. No matter your past, change is the essence of life.

I like many others, may not have had a prefect childhood (no traumas) but one thing I can say for certain is that by learning to live in the present, we can move forward in our lives. By living in the past, we tend to linger about how tough life is and to my opinion this clouds our vision to look forward in life and make the most of it.

Only bad things happen quickly

Deaths, car accidents, falling down stairs, being hijacked, being mauled by a bear, are what I would consider as bad things. The saying goes that only bad things happen quickly and perhaps that's true. Maybe bad things have such a brief lifespan when they occur to the reduce the amount of pain you feel when you're hit by a truck or slapped through the face.

I believe that human beings are resilient and that we can bounce back from anything. Sometimes the pain is brief, but the healing process is lengthy, but it makes us appreciate the good things in life so much more. The belief that something better lies ahead, keeps us moving and the patient knowledge that good things comes to those who wait, is what keeps us motivated. So we take the good with the bad, because 'you can't have a rainbow without a little rain.

Be bold and might forces will come to your aid.

I recently bought a pair of rubber boots, so that I'd have no excuse for not walking my dog in the rain. But when I was walking the other day, I noticed something. Even though I was wearing these great-fun, turtle-covered, green knee-high rain-boots, I was still avoiding the puddles and the mud. I must have associated, somehow, somewhere, puddles and mud with undesirable conditions. I certainly didn't see them that way as a child. In fact, I welcomed them.

Children are wonderfully resilient, and they instinctively know their rain boots are too. They know that a garden hose will wash away any mud that has clung to their boots, so they happily use them as they were intended. They walk right through. They know that tomorrow, they'll be starting with fresh boots again.

As adults though, sometimes we forget that we can walk through the rain, and still come out dry. We just have to choose to stay dry. We choose it by allowing the experiences to occur without avoiding them, and surrender to the fact that it's raining.

The last lecture

It was December 18, 2002 at Peninsula Technician, journalism class professor Steven Adams stepped in front of an student of 300 people at the sport hall to deliver a last speech about “Racism in Tertiary Institutions” With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Adams told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months. .  He told students to be racism if they want because it was created by their parents, he sees no reason to why they can do it, if they forefather saw it as the right thing to do.

On the stage that day, Adams was youthful, energetic, handsome, often cheerfully, darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment, as he himself acknowledged.  He was out context and he was not prepared he humble apologise to the audience who were there to listen to him as he was known as one of the best lecture in the institution that time.

Adams’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as has the book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities.  

Watch the space

My understanding of watch the space is when there is a rumour about someone and he or she denies it. Typical example is minster of sport Fikile Mbulula allegations about having an affair with 27 year lady by the name Joyce Molamu. He categorically denies it. He once said time will tell about the whole saga. He felt that it’s a political orchestration or related malice from him enemies.  

 “only time will tell” and such political ramifications will be dealt with appropriately at that time. He distances himself from any insinuation that he alleged that the NIA [National Intelligence Agency] operatives are meddling in ANC squabbles.

He once said it is without a doubt that the political environment within which we operate at this stage is afflicted by mischievous characters for their own political and personal ends, and diverting the attention of the organisation to execute its strategic mandate. Watch the space. One day the truth will come out between Mr Mbalula and Ms Molamu who is lying to the nation.

My favourite Cat in the Hat book is fill in the litle because......

I’m going to have to be frank and honest here. I did not understand this topic complete until I goggled it. My favourite Cat in the Hat book, what I do know is that Cat in the Hat is a children’s book written by Dr Seuss.  The Cat in the Hat is known to be famous due to its mysterious, long looking cat who wears a red and white top hat and a red bow.

When asking my parents and my primary school teacher, why I was never read Cat in the Hat when I was little, They told me that they had actually started reading it to my siblings but didn’t enjoy it; therefore the book never came to me as I was the ‘a young boy’.  My mom then changed the book for something more readable like world smith English novel. I liked these books because each one dealt with a particular theme and I liked the expressions on their faces.