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How Much Is Laughter Really Worth? (standard:humor, 902 words) | |||
Author: Godspenman | Added: Oct 01 2023 | Views/Reads: 432/232 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
Much of our problems can be dealt with through a merry heart. We look for artificial medicine that does not get to the heart of our problems. | |||
Click here to read the first 75 lines of the story In minutes, I was called to go in, and one of the dentist's assistants took me to the room to prepare me for the process. There was a long process, and she did everything but throw me over the moon. Finally, she finished her work, and the dentist came in. I had three teeth that needed to be worked on. The first thing he did was to give some numbing shots in my mouth, and everything went numb. Then, he was ready to do the work. I sat in that chair for maybe an hour with my mouth open and the dentist on one side of me poking in and his assistant on the other side doing what she was supposed to do, and it was a long process. The dentist talked to me, but I was in such a position that I couldn't answer back. His assistant on my left side was doing an excellent job, at least I think so, but my mouth was so numb I wouldn't have known otherwise. Finally, the process was over, and the assistant, a very nice young lady, asked me, "How do you feel now?" I didn't have to think, but I responded immediately, "I feel like a woman." The assistant looked at me with wonder and said, "What?" "I feel like a woman because my mouth has been open for such a long time." It took a while for her to get it, and she did not think it qualified for laughter. I tried to laugh, but my mouth was so numb I could hardly talk. Later that day, I was reminded of what the Bible says. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones" (Proverbs 17:22). Much of our problems can be dealt with through a merry heart. We look for artificial medicine that does not get to the heart of our problems. Tweet
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