"Hakuna Matata!"

“Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase.. Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze.. It means no worries for the rest of your days.. It's our problem-free philosophy.. Hakuna Matata! Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata! Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata! Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata! Hakuna Matata! Hakuna—“ These lyrics were taken from the movie Lion King 1.

According to the University of Michigan's World Values Surveys (WVS), Philippines is ranked the 30th as one of the Countries with the Highest Levels of "Subjective Well-Being"-- measure a more accurate indicator of personal happiness. Even if how big the problem we encounter, we still manage to laugh. I think its nature with us. We treat happiness as an antidote for any poison that struck in our life.

Laughter is a form of outward expression of amusement, mirth and at times, other emotions. It may ensue (as a physiological reaction) from jokes, tickling and others. Strong laughter can sometimes bring an onset of tears or even moderate muscular pain as a physical response to the act. Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by the brain. It helps humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and provides an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group — it signals acceptance and positive interactions. Laughter is sometimes seemingly contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others.

In physiology, a smile is a facial expression formed by flexing muscles most notably near both ends of the mouth, but also around the eyes. Among humans, it is customarily an expression of pleasure or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it can be known as a grimace. There is much evidence that smiling is a normal reaction to certain stimuli and occurs regardless of culture. Happiness most often causes the smile to occur, though. Many studies indicate that smiling is an innate reaction, as children blind from birth, and even human fetuses smile; however feral children generally do not smile, perhaps lending evidence to the contrary, perhaps indicating the profound psychological disturbance that results in a member of a social species brought up with no elders or peers. Smiling not only changes a facial expression, but can also make the brain produce endorphins which reduce physical and emotional pain, and give a greater sense of well-being. (www.wikipedia.org)

I do believe that laughter is one of the best medicines for a misery that you experience. I even tried applying it with my problem and it has lessened the impact on me. There’s nothing to lose when we laugh and smile. It can even help you out. I am a happy-go-lucky person. I just laugh at my problems. If you’ll try asking my friends to describe me, then they would really say “ahh, the girl with the smiling face?!” I think I was born like this to make others happy. It gives me a good feeling when I can make someone’s day happy.

So if you need some laughter, you can count on me.