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HELEN SANDERS
7-11-2022
ALPHA-BETTY
I see humor in so many things. It has always been that way with me. Of course, there is the serious side of me, but laughing has been a big part of my life.
Years ago, the educational company I worked for did programs in schools. I decided to dress up in a clown suit. I named “my clown” Alpha-Betty. Clever, huh. In one school that I did a program in, I had a friend that was a teacher there. A very shy boy in her class was afraid of everything. She brought him to me after the program was over while I was still in my “clown suit” and asked me to speak to him. He was so scared. She told him that all clowns were real people that just put costumes on and that under the costume was a friend of hers. I took off my long white gloves and he could see my hand. The biggest smile came on his face. He shook my hand. I felt like I brought laughter to that little boy.
Proverbs 17:22 says, “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” The word broken means “wounded, afflicted, or stricken” in the Greek. I have met so many wounded people in my lifetime. From the store clerk whose husband just passed away, to the young girl that was molested by a family member. Their brokenness has caused them to lose the merry heart that God wants each of us to have.
A man was told by his doctor that he had a very terminal condition, but that if he could laugh more, the disease might reverse itself. This man started watching humorous shows that made him laugh. It had been quite a while since he had experienced a good belly laugh, but now laughter determined whether or not he would live. After several weeks of this “treatment” he found himself feeling so much better. He went back to the doctor, and sure enough, the disease had been healed.
Laughter is good medicine my friends.
How long has it been since you had a good belly laugh? Are you dry in your spirit from constant brokenness? You have the solution. It is having a merry heart. There is so much to thank God for. Yesterday I saw several butterflies in my yard, and rejoiced that God brought them to me.
My husband and I were reading the scripture together, and some of the names were so funny to us that we just started laughing. It is good for me to laugh, and it is good for you.
Yes, there are hard times ahead, but we don’t stop living. We are told in Psalms 118:24, “This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” It is a choice to have a merry heart.
Oh, one more clown story. I did an exhibit for our company at Walmart and decided to greet the people as “Alpha-Betty.” As women came in, I would say, “I knew it, I knew it, if I stayed here long enough. I would meet Miss America.” I said this to the women and to couples. It made most of the people laugh and started their shopping experience on a light note. I said it to one couple, and the husband said, “Well, you sure see something I don’t see.” I would have to say his wife did not laugh. You see, this man had a bad attitude. I think she chased him and hit him for saying this.
Not everyone will be reached with your humor and laughter, but it sure is worth a try. It just might keep you healthy and them too.
By the way, smile, it increases your face value. 😁
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