Laughin
Laugh your way to peace?
Yes, say the believers. Laugh, they claim, and you may live longer. Laugh and you may boost your immune system.
And what if the whole world learned to lighten up?
"It may take 1,000 years, but we hope to see world peace through laughter," declares Steve Wilson, the country's leading "joyologist."
Officially, this means Wilson is a man who dedicates his life to the pursuit of joy. For the Ohio physician, laughter is the triumph in his bag of healing tools.
"Laughter prevents hardening of the attitudes, a vital step toward the goal of peace," he says.
In the United States, more than 500 laughter clubs exist, and in Seattle, 50 more laugh leaders received certification from Wilson last month, bringing the total to about 55. Locally, participants include students at Blanchet High and inmates at King County's North Rehabilitation Facility in Shoreline.
Many laugh-club members find themselves transformed into children again, and why not. The average......
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