Years ago, a famous American journalist and writer Norman Cousins (1915-1990) was diagnosed with a serious illness. The doctors gave him 6 months to live. Just as depression, anger and disappointment worked against him, he felt that laughter can help him in his favor. So he made an experiment, and got various DVDs of famous comedians, Charlie Chaplin, The Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy and others. He also read a lot of jokes and asked his friends to share with him humorous stories and jokes. He was in great pain but when he laughed, all his fear was gone. He was able to beat his illness and lived another 20 years before he passed away. His journey is recorded in his book ‘Anatomy of an Illness.’
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