Years ago, I met Fr. Georges-Etienne Beauregard, a 97-year-old Jesuit priest.
He led an incredible life: imprisoned in China, built churches in the Philippines for twelve years, and worked with the aborigines in Taiwan for the last forty-two years.
What is he doing today at ninety-seven? Still very busy, working in a parish and hospital (which he also built) among the aborigines in Taiwan.
How healthy is he? When he was ninety-five, he was still riding his motorbike!
I asked him, “Father, what is the secret of your long life?”
He chuckled and said, “I have no problems. Others have problems with me, but I have no problems.”
In other words, he didn’t focus on his problems.
In the short time I spent with him, I noticed that he chuckled a lot. He loved to laugh!
The secret to his long life was no secret at all. It was very obvious.
He had a light, jolly heart.
Your Need for Joy
Your body was made to operate with the “oil of gladness” flowing through your veins, tissues, and cells. You were made to laugh, to celebrate, to be happy!
One day, Norman Cousins was diagnosed to have a heart disease.
In his book, The Anatomy of an Illness, he shares how he got healed: by taking Vitamin C and mega doses of laughter.
Every day, he would watch comedy films and enjoy ten minutes of genuine belly laughter. And he was healed! Doctors thought he would live a short life. But he lived for thirty more years.
That’s why the Bible says, “A happy heart is good medicine, and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22).
Are you a happy person?
Do you enjoy life?
Are you fulfilled?
Are you self-assured?
Many studies show that positive emotions strengthen your immune system.
How can you be happy more often?
How can you have more contentment, self-assurance, fulfillment, and a deep sense of profound peace more often? Let me end this by showing you two ways:
First, Gratitude
Maricel is our house helper.
She shared to me a very touching story.
One time, she went home to her province in Dumaguete for a vacation. She borrowed money from us to buy the little plot of land that her family house was standing on. She also brought home her savings, buying a sack of rice for her family.
She also went home to spend time with her siblings and their children—her little nephews and nieces. So one bright morning, from the barrio, they traveled to Dumaguete City. Maricel paid for all their jeepney fares.
Everyone was excited, she said. Because for some of them, it was their first time to visit the city. She brought her family to a mall—and the kids were beside themselves with joy.
What they loved most were the escalators. They shrieked with delight, “Ate, yung hagdan, tumatakbo!” (The stairs are moving!)
When they went home, everyone was so happy. One of her little nieces hugged Maricel and said, “Tita, sa susunod na taon, ipasyal mo kami ulit, ha?” (Auntie, take us out again next year, OK?) Clearly, it was the high point of their year.
Casually, I asked Maricel, “What did you eat in the mall?”
“Hindi po kami kumain, Kuya Bo. Walang budget, eh.” (We didn’t eat. I had no budget.)
Her answer brought me to tears. Those kids went to the mall and went home without eating, and yet they were so happy.
Sometimes, I forget how blessed I am.
Sometimes, we have food in front of us, and we even have the gall to complain that it isn’t our favorite.
No wonder we lack happiness in our lives.
And no wonder our bodies are sick!
Learn to be more grateful for life. Live in gratitude. Celebrate God’s goodness, even in the smallest blessings!
Soon, happiness and healing will flow into your life.
Second, Trust
Heart disease has killed more people than any other disease in the world. It’s the number one killer in the world. And I believe the number one cause of heart disease is stress.
From my experience, there’s only one antidote to stress: trust in God. It’s the greatest stress buster in the world. How much do you trust in God?
A deep trust in God will make you avoid stress and keep you healthy!
I invite you now to surrender your problems to God.
He does care for you, my friend.
Give Him all your fears.
Surrender yourself to God.
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