No living creature can laugh except man. Trees may bleed when they are wounded, and beasts in the field will cry in pain and hunger, yet only I have the gift of laughter and I can laugh whenever I choose. From now on I will cultivate the habit of laughter.

I will smile and my digestion will improve; I will chuckle and my burdens will be lightened; I will laugh and my life will be lengthened for this is the great secret of long life and now it is mine.

I will paint this day with laughter; I will frame this night in song. Never will I labor to be happy; rather will I remain too busy to be sad. I will enjoy today’s happiness today. It is not grain to be stored in a box. It is not wine to be saved in a jar. It cannot be saved for the morrow. It must be sown and reaped on the same day and this I will do, from now on.

And with my laughter all things will be reduced to their proper size. I will laugh at my failure and it will vanish in clouds of new dreams; I will laugh at my success and it will shrink to its true value. I will laugh at evil and it will die untasted; I will laugh at goodness and it will thrive and abound. Each day will be triumphant only when my smiles bring forth smiles from others and this I do in selfishness, for those on whom I frown are those who purchase not my goods.

【日积月累】

digestion n. 消化力，领悟

morrow n. 次日

triumphant adj. 胜利的，成功的，狂欢的，洋洋得意的

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微笑

除了人类之外，没有生物会笑。树木受伤的时候会流“血”，禽兽会因痛苦和饥饿而哭嚎哀鸣，但是，只有我才具备笑的天赋，我可以选择任何时候开怀大笑。从今往后，我要培养笑的习惯。

我要笑，笑有助于消化;我要笑，笑能减轻我的压力;我要笑，笑可以延长我的生命，因为这是长寿的秘方，而现在我拥有了它。

我要用笑声来描绘今天，我要用歌声照亮黑夜。我不会再苦苦地寻觅快乐，相反，我要在繁忙的工作中忘记悲伤。我要在今天享受今天的快乐，快乐不像谷物可以用箱子贮藏，也不像美酒可以用罐子盛装，同时也不可为明日而保留。快乐必须要在同一天播种和收获，从今往后，我要做到。

笑声中，所有的一切都会恢复它固有的面貌。我笑自己的失败，它将化为梦的云彩;我笑自己的成功，它回复本来面目;我笑邪恶，它远我而去;我笑善良，它会发扬光大。每一天都是成功的，只要我用我的笑容感染别人，虽然我的目的是自私的，因为皱起的眉头会让顾客弃我而去。

【人生启迪】

有位哲人曾说：微笑是人类最美的表情。一个微笑就可以拉近两颗心的距离。微笑不需要代价但给予却是无价，它充实着接受者的生活却不会让给予者贫穷，它只是瞬间的发生但会延续永久。微笑让人摆脱沮丧和失意，治愈了痛苦的心情。向着人们微笑吧，给予会让他人快乐也会让你从微笑中感受到尊重、肯定、接纳、关怀、友善……