The Music Called Laughter

The long, fun-filled day had sort of come to an end as we boarded the train to come back home. Usually, train journeys are about me plugging in my earphones and enjoying the music- the music that I intentionally listen to, from my phone, and the music that is created by the trains (oh yes! After having traveled by the Mumbai Locals for more than three years, the sound of the trains does become music, not a pleasant one, but neither an unpleasant one). But today’s journey was not the usual one. Today’s journey was pretty much about me gazing through the window as the train passed through several stations. Today’s journey was pretty much about listening to a music that was being echoed in my ears- that was the music called “Laughter”.

      A few of my friends have told me that I laugh like a monster, uncontrollably and really loud- so loud that the sound might disturb people even at a distance (by the way, they call it the “khatarnaak vaali hasi”). But even then, what is it that makes me say that these echoes of laughter sound like music to me? I wonder! It’s probably the smile that appears on my face as this music of laughter plays itself, or it’s probably the realization which dawns upon me that it is this laughter that makes me forget the world around me. It’s probably just the happiness that I experience as I listen to these echoes of laughter, or it’s simply the fact that it is this laughter that has given me an opportunity to write something after almost A MONTH.

       Whatever it is, this music called laughter is very special to me and no LOL, no ROFL, or no WhatsApp “emoji” can ever define it. And yes, I truly believe that laughter is the best medicine. So don’t keep smiling, KEEP LAUGHING- as loud as possible!