How to Make an Old Man Cry

By Cliff Kuhn, M.D.
The Laugh Doctor
"It all starts with a SMILE"

You never really run out of opportunities to have influence. And
you never know just who you might be having an effect on. Never
settle for seeing your daily tasks and routines as mundane
because you might just be wasting a golden opportunity to have
more fun and increase your joy.

What makes me want to talk about that today?

A trip to Macy's Department Store in Philadelphia last weekend. I
was in town to speak and decided to take a trip down memory
lane.

One of my favorite childhood memories is of my mother taking my
brother, Doug, and me downtown to see the Christmas decorations
in the Philadelphia department stores. Our annual favorite each
Christmas was Wannamaker's Department Store.

Wannamaker's had an open-air central meeting area which rose
five stories tall. They always put up a gigantic Christmas tree
which, to my young eyes, seemed to stretch to the fifth floor! In
addition Wannamakers had a grand piano set up, on which a
pianist played Christmas carols, and the rest of the area was
decorated like a wonderland!

I never wanted to leave Wannamaker's each Christmas. So
transfixed was I; I thought Santa must've lived in that store!

So, with some time on my hands last weekend, I visited
Wannamaker's, which is now Macy's. The decorations were just
underway; the tree was up and being trimmed while workers also
hustled to festoon the railings of each floor with the festive
trimmings. Although Christmas carols were not being played, I
could literally hear my Mom and little brother's (both deceased)
voices as I traveled back in time.

It occurred to me that the workers decorating Macy's probably
had no idea that their efforts were taking a grown man back
fifty years and bringing him to tears. By the looks on some of
their faces, they were stressed and bothered by a difficult
chore they would rather not do.

What a shame.

What a shame for them. Only because they could've caught the
very same joy I had by focusing on how they were transcending
the mundane aspect of their jobs that day. All they had to do
was believe in the possibility that they were creating magic -
because they certainly were for me.

And you, too, have the same opportunity each day. You never
know who is watching you or who will be affected by the things
you do today. Don't pass up the opportunity to choose to enjoy
your tasks, to transcend their mundane nature. Because while
doing so will certainly add to other's joy, you deserve the joy
even more!

And if you see an old man crying give him a wink. And smile
because you just made his day.

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"It all starts with a SMILE"