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W H Y IS GOD
L A U GH I N G?
The
Path to Joy
and
Spiritual
Optimism
Chopra, Deepak.
Why is God laughing? : the path to joy and spiritual optimism /
Deepak Chopra.
p. cm.
1. Optimism. 2. Joy—Religious aspects. I. Title.
BF698.35.O57C46 2008
204'.4—dc22
2008002972
ISBN 978-0-307-40889-1
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CO NT E N TS
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FOREWORD
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such a long life ahead of her, she might as well look good. So
she goes in for plastic surgery— face-lift, boob job, tummy tuck,
the works. Two months later she’s crossing the street and a bus
hits her.
This time when she gets to Heaven, she says to God,
“What’s going on? I was supposed to live another forty
years.”
And God says, “Mabel, is that you?”
Usually Mickey found comfort in his own jokes, but
this one was followed by a wave of guilt. It was no time
for humor, yet that was how his mind worked. He
couldn’t help it.
The ER waiting room was a tense place, the air heavy
with suffering. Desperate faces glanced up at anyone
passing by, hoping it might be a doctor. Mickey marched
up to the admitting desk. When the nurse heard his
name, she said, “I’m sorry for your loss, Mr. Fellows. This
way, please.”
She led him through a set of swinging doors and
down a corridor lined with gurneys. On one of them a
boy with his head swathed in bloody bandages sat
upright, softly moaning. They stopped at the swinging
doors at the end of the hall, and the nurse stood aside.
“Are you ready?” she asked.
“Give me a moment, will you?” said Mickey.
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