Laugh and Live

Can you stand with one foot on life’s inevitable banana peel, peering into the Great Beyond—and still be happy? Douglas Fairbanks says a smile may be enough to start.

In this early-twentieth-century appeal to the reader, Fairbanks turns laughter from a passing reaction into a daily practice: begin the morning with a laugh, get out into the fresh air, and set the blood moving. His lively, direct voice takes aim at the plodding, weary person held back by fear, gloom, and inertia, insisting that energy and clear thought can be built through small acts. But can a laugh—and a brisk run down a country road—really change the way a life feels?

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