i_will_laugh_at_the_world hsg scroll_marked_vii The Scroll Marked VII from The Greatest Salesman in the World Og_Mandino I will laugh at the world. No living creature can laugh except humans. 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 it is mine to use whenever I choose. Henceforth 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 laugh at the world. And most of all, I will laugh at myself for humans are most comical when we take ourselves too seriously. Never will I fall into this trap of the mind. For though I be nature's greatest miracle am I not still a mere grain tossed about by the winds of time? Do I truly know whence I came or whither I am bound? Will my concern for this day not seem foolish ten years hence? Why should I permit the petty happenings of today to disturb me? What can take place before_this_sun_sets which will not seem insignificant in the river of centuries? I will laugh_at_the_world And how can I laugh when confronted with person or deed which offends me so as to bring forth my tears or my curses? Four_words I will train myself to say until they become a habit so strong that immediately they will appear in my mind whenever good humor threatens to depart from me. These words passed_down_from_the_ancients will carry me through every adversity and maintain my_life_in_balance. These four_words are:-) this_too_shall_pass I will laugh_at_the_world For all worldly things shall indeed pass. When I am heavy with heartache I shall console myself that this too shall pass; when I am puffed with success I shall warn myself that this too shall pass. When I am strangled in poverty I shall tell myself that this too shall pass; when I am burdened with wealth I shall tell myself that this too shall pass. Yea, verILY, where is he who built the pyramid? Is he not buried within its stone? And will the pyramid, one day, not also be buried under sand? If all things shall pass why should I be of concern for today? I will laugh at the world. I will paint this day with laughter; I will frame this night in song. Never will I labor to be happy; rather I will 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 will I do, henceforth. I will laugh at the world. And with my laughter all things will be reduced to their proper size. I will laugh at my failures and they will vanish in clouds of new_dreams I will laugh at my successes and they will shrink to their 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 s_m_i_l_e_s from others and this I do in selfishness, for those on whom I frown are those who purchase not my goods. I will laugh at the world. Henceforth will I shed only_tears_of_sweat for those of sadness or remorse or frustration are of no value in the marketplace whilst each smile can be exchanged for gold and each kind_word spoken_from_my_heart can build a castle. Never will I allow myself to become so important, so wise, so dignified, so powerful, that I forget how_to_laugh at myself and my world. In this matter I will always remain_as_a_child for only as a child am I given the ability to_look_up_to_others and so long as I look up to another I will never grow too long for my cot. I will laugh at the world. And so long as I can laugh never will I be poor. This then, is one of nature's greatest_gifts and I will waste it no more. Only with laughter and happiness can I truly become a success. Only with laughter and happiness can I enjoy the fruits of my labor. Were it not so, far better would it be to fail, for happiness is the wine that sharpens the taste of the meal. To enjoy success I must have happiness, and laughter will be the maiden who serves me. I will be happy. I will be successful. I will be the greatest salesman the world has ever known. The Greatest Secret in the World Scroll VII http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot727SGPy8M&feature=PlayList&p=5D47F340FE2CE25B&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=6 100516 what's it to you? who go blather from