How the Secausus 7 Taught Me Not to Lie

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

The Academy Awards were televised last night. I am an avowed
movie fanatic and always have been. I just love the fun of
temporarily slipping away from life's concerns through the
wonderful distraction of a good movie.

In a way, movies are like our sense of humor. They don't cure
our problems, but they can help us take them more lightly. And
taking our problems less seriously always leads us to solutions
a minimum of 67% faster.

In fact, Hollywood's big night reminded me of a funny story from
Greg's youth and also of one of my Smile Strategies, Always Tell
the Truth. One of my challenges, after I became a father, was
continuing to find time to see movies in the theater. Once,
when Greg was about thirteen and we had an evening alone, I
really wanted to see a movie called Return of the Secaucus 7.

If you don't remember the movie, it tells the story of seven
friends who spend a weekend together in New Hampshire - not
exactly the type of movie a thirteen-year-old boy reared on Star
Wars is interested in! So how could I talk young Greg into
going to see this movie with me?

Answer? Don't tell him the truth (this is pre-Laugh Doctor,
remember!) In a farce we now laugh about, I told Greg that
Return of the Secaucus 7 was about an alien invasion. Greg was
intrigued and eagerly agreed to see the film. And about
half-way through it, I remember Greg leaning over and asking me
when the aliens were going to appear.

True story!

I'm glad we can laugh about that story now. I can definitely
tell you that I would've enjoyed the movie more had I been
honest with Greg about it. Telling the truth always gives you
the freedom to enjoy your life and not have to worry about
covering your tracks or keeping your stories straight.

So while I did enjoy Return of the Secaucus 7, my fibs taught me
that telling the truth is a lot better policy. I learned, among
other things, that lying ties up my humor nature and inhibits
it. Keeping me from enjoying myself as much as I could be.

And it also cost me two extra scoops of ice cream that night
That was the cost of making it up to Greg after forcing him to
sit through that movie!

Always Tell the Truth today. Keep your humor nature at full
force. (And avoid the make-up costs too)

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