Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.
Not all inspiration has to be serious. Indeed, I prefer the lighter side of life. I have loved Monty Python since my teen years, and little has changed in this regard. Going forward, I want to keep laughing. Life will have its share of gristle. “When you’re chewing on life’s gristle, don’t grumble, give a whistle!”
I dare anyone to read the lyrics that follow and not smile. Maybe you will even sing along.
Life demands that we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We mustn’t forget to “laugh and smile and dance and sing.”
Laughter is healthy. Laughter is the best medicine, as Reader’s Digest showed us for years. Norman Cousins told us that “hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.”
When life deals a blow, call it a “flesh wound”. Smile. When life is difficult, “just purse your lips and whistle”. What can it hurt?
Mattie Stepanek taught me to “remember to play after every storm”. Indeed, when possible, I always try to play in the storm.
Carpe momento!
“Cheer up, Brian. You know what they say.
Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad.
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you’re chewing on life’s gristle,
Don’t grumble, give a whistle!
And this’ll help things turn out for the best
And
Always look on the bright side of life!
Always look on the bright side of life
If life seems jolly rotten,
There’s something you’ve forgotten!
And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing,
When you’re feeling in the dumps,
Don’t be silly chumps,
Just purse your lips and whistle — that’s the thing!
And always look on the bright side of life
Come on!
Always look on the bright side of life
For life is quite absurd,
And death’s the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow!
Forget about your sin — give the audience a grin,
Enjoy it, it’s the last chance anyhow!
So always look on the bright side of death!
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
Life’s a piece of shit,
When you look at it.
Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true,
You’ll see it’s all a show,
Keep ’em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you!
And always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the bright side of life
Come on guys, cheer up
Always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the bright side of life
Worse things happen at sea you know
Always look on the bright side of life
I mean, what have you got to lose?
you know, you come from nothing
you’re going back to nothing
what have you lost? Nothing!
Always look on the bright side of life”
Lyrics: Eric Idle © BMG Rights Management US, LLC
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanwunsch/14331924701