Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart.

Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it.

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 lesson adults can learn here is that the world is filled with things for our enjoyment.

Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult times.

Humor expands our limited picture frame and gets us to see more than just our problem.

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.