One of the "universal languages" that I came up with was laughter. No matter what ethnicity or religion a person is, the individual is connected to the entire human race through laughter. One of the mottos that I try to follow as much as I can in life is to always laugh, even when faced with a tough situation. I follow this motto because I find that through laughter, I am able to loosen up and tackle any situation in as relaxed a manner as I possibly could. I also find that laughter possesses the unique power of solving conflicts at times. Allow me to share with you an experience I had that proves this point.
When I was around thirteen years old and I was going through the "rough time" of my adolescence career, I got into a enormous fight with my mom over something stupid. As I recall, my mom and I got into a fight because I hadn't cleaned my room as I was instructed to the day before. The fight escalated to the point where my mom and I were both on our feet yelling at each other at the top of our lungs. The reason why the fight ended was due to laughter. As I was yelling at my mom, I slipped on a piece of clothing that I had left lying on the ground and I had fallen flat on my you-know-what. A moment of awkward silence passed while I sat there absorbing the incident that had just occurred. All of the sudden, both my mom and I began to laugh. It was amazing how laughter allowed my mom and I to settle our conflicting views in a matter of seconds. I encourage all readers to try and laugh whenever they are faced with tension or stress and I guarantee you that it will lighten up the circumstances. This link, http://stress.about.com/od/stresshealth/a/laughter.htm, provides a scientifical explanation to why laughter eases stress and tension, and so for those who doubt what I am saying about the power of laughter is true, I encourage you to visit the site.
Snoring was an example of a "universal language" that was proposed by Malcolm X. I gave another example of a "universal language" through this blog. Therefore I ask you readers...What is another example of a "universal language" that exists in society?
2 comments:
Hi Yuma,
I completely, totally, and 100% agree with you!! Laughter is sooo important, and it is something I do on a daily basis. I can personally relate to your example to your fight with your mom. I don't fight with my parents frequently, but when we do fight, it is usually over something petty. My family always finds humor in situations. This may be hard to believe, but I have a great sense of humor and I always know how to make my family laugh. I love to be in a good mood, so I laugh to relieve stress and to have a good time.
I believe that another universal sign is smiling. I feel like I always smile!!! I can inform someone that I am in a good mood by simply smiling at them. In addition, I love to see everyone smiling because that means that everyone is having fun. I believe that it is important to let others know how you feel, and there are many universal indicators that any human being can understand.
Yo dude,
You are totally right with the laughter thing. I agree with that completely. It can solve anything and apparently its the best medicine. In fact, I had a similar experience with my mom and I on something tiny that turned into a big deal. After a while we managed to laugh off the tension when something amusing happened. I can't remember what it was but that's not the point. The point is you make a good point when you say "universal languages" because they are a way for people to communicate with each other that every person can understand. I think this was a pretty creative topic to research.
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