Go ahead, laugh away.
As you go to or home from work today, possibly dealing with rain or very cold temperatures, trying to protect yourself from the swine flu or thoughts of the looming end of the world, think about what a little laughter can do.
The video starts off a bit slow, but give it a minute:
I love how the annoyed faces can’t help but start to smile. Hopefully it’ll do the same for you. Happy Friday!
What are some other ways to get people smiling? Share your thoughts below!
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very cute…made me laught too…thanks!
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this video surpassed all expectations of brightening my day.
Is it really that easy to effect such comprehensive and positive behavior change in a group of strangers?food for thought, should I laugh uncontrollably on the metro this afternoon?
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I absolutely love this! I started laughing too. Great example of the small ways we can impact the world in a positive way. Thanks for sharing.
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This reminds me of a bus I always used to take on the way home from work when I lived in Vancouver. There was this bus driver on this one route, always at the end of the work day…the first time I went on it I was like WTF? He had these candy bars in a pouch at the front and at first I thought he was selling them to make an extra buck.
A few minutes in, he came on the speaker and (always the same intro whenever I took it) and explained that he likes to play trivia with his passengers, how he wants people to walk into their homes with a smile on their face (and hopefully a chocolate bar in their hands). Whenever he started, I’d look around, and everyone would have this smile on their face as they realized when was going on…even the gloomiest looking people would start smiling…of course, everyone tries to suppress it at first (which is quite bizarre actually)…but you couldn’t help smiling and laughing…as the trivia went on more and more people would join in and soon the whole bus would be yelling out answers to the questions.
To think that one person can have such a positive effect on so many people’s lives, even for a few minutes…outstanding.
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laughter is the Bodhisatva. nothing personal.
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this is staged.↵ -
That explains why some people are just a lot of fun to be around.
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