Kids can amuse themselves with almost anything.

When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.

Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.

It has been said that 80% of what people learn is visual.

Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.

And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.

The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer.