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WilliamK.Va,whevisitedople,onedayinvitedtheelder,socelebratedforhispowersasamimic,ehecityatthetime,togiveaprivatereboardhisyagintheBosphorus.spokethreeofhismonologues.Afewdaysafterwardsreceivedthefollowingmemorandumfromthemillionaire:
"Yhttearstooureyesaoourhearts.Sinceallphilreedthatlaughioweeping,youratwithmestandsthus:
"Fortears,sixtimes:$600
Fhter,twelvetimes:$2,400
$3,000
Kindlyaowledgereceiptofenclosedcheck."
"Ifindnonsensesingularlyrefreshing,"saidTalleyrand.Thereisgoodphilosophyinthesaying,"Laughandgrowfat."Ifeverybodykhephterasahealthtonidlifeproloingeofsadnesswhiowcloudsourfacewelydisappear,andmanyphysiswouldfindtheirogone.
Thephterwasgivenustoserveawisepurposeinourey.ItisNature'sdeviceftheinternalansandgivithesametime.
Laughterbeginsinthelungsanddiaphragm,settingtheliver,stomadotherinternalansintoaquick,jelly-likevibration,whichgivesapleasaionandexercise,almostaqualtothatofh.
Durihemovemeomacharesimilart.Everytimeyoutakeafullbreath,orwhenyouatewell,thediaphragmdesdgivesthestomaextrasqueezea.
&laughiomag,hurryiiveprocess.Theheartbeatsfaster,ahebloodboundingthroughthebody."Thereisnot,"saysDr.Green,"oerorlittleiheminuteblood-vesselsofthehumanbodythatdoesnotfeelsomewaveletfromthesoedbyagh."Ierms,itstimulatesthevasomotorters,andthespasmoditraoftheblood-vesselscausesthebloodtoflowquickly.Laughteracceleratestherespiration,ahandglowtothewholesysteItbrightenstheeye,iheperspiratiohechest,forcesthepoisonedairfromtheleast-usedlungdtehatexquisitepoiseorbalancewhichwecallhealth,whichresultsfromtheharmoniousaofallthefunsofthebody.Thisdelicatepoise,whichmaybedestroyedbyasleeplessnight,apieceofbadnews,bygrieforay,isoftenwhollyresth.
&y,andfeararegreatenemiesofhumanlife.Adepressed,sour,melancholysoul,alifewhichhasceasedtobelieveinitsowsowsownmission,alifewhiksintetatingaimlessness,hasbeecrippledanduseless.Weshouldfightagainsteveryiehemind,aswewouldagaiioisuruethat,asarule,themindhaspthentheperiodofyouthfulahay,preservingandrenewingphysicallifebyastalwartmeh.
&herdayofamaninaneighbcitywhowasgivenuptodie;hisrelativesweresentfor,achedathisbedside.Butanoldace,who,assuredhimsmilinglythathewasallrightandwouldsooalkedinsuchastrainthatthesiwasforcedtolaugh;asorousedhissystemthatherallied,andhewassoon>
WasitnotShakespearewhosaidthat"alightheartliveslong?"
Physiologytellsthestreatsympathetiervesarecloselyallied;acarriesbadhehead,thehestomachareaffedigestioneson,andone'sesdoleful.Laughwhenyou;itisacheapmedie.
&isaphilosophynotwelluheemisurgeohatweoughttobeginwiththebabiesandtraiohabitsofmirth:
&queyourerryandlaughaloud;aghexpaahebloodb.etoagoodlaugh—nottoalittlesniglaugh,buttoowillsoundfightthroughthehouse.Itwillnotonlydood,butwillbeabeoallwhohear,andbeanimportantmeansthebluesawayfromadwelliisveryg,andspreadsinaremarkablemanner,fewbeioresistits.Aheartylaughisdelightfulharmoisthebestofallmusic."
"withouthilarity,"saysahor,"willtomuch.Treeswithoutblossomswill."
在美国巨富威廉·范德比尔特上次游览君士坦丁堡期间,以演喜剧而闻名的演员科克兰恰好也来到了这里。
一天,威廉·范德比尔特去拜访科克兰,当时科克兰正在博斯普鲁斯海峡的游艇上进行私人朗诵,他一共诵读了三段独白。
几天后,这位百万富翁寄给科克兰一张便笺,内容如下:
你的表演使我们热泪盈眶,也使我们开心大笑。
既然哲学家说笑比哭好,所以我应付给你的款项如下所示:
6次落泪:600美元。
12次欢笑:2400美元。
共计3000美元。
随信附赠,收到敬请复函告之。
塔列朗认为:“这种做法虽然听起来有些荒诞,但别具一番心意。”
这段话很好地解释了“心宽体胖”
的哲学道理。
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