Everything Is Funny If You Let It Be.

01/19/2011

Laughter.

It's a powerful thing. They say it's the best medicine. Everyone loves to be laughed with. It empowers us - makes us feel good about ourselves. To bring joy to the hearts of other human beings is something almost everyone wants to do.

That said, humor today is stagnant. Everyone makes the same tired jokes, with the same people making the same tired reactions. We as a society have become whiny, sniveling crybabies with no real sense of humor or appreciation for anything out of the ordinary.

If any joke "crosses the line" so to speak, we become offended. We pretend to be some kind of bastion of righteousness who wants to treat everyone with respect. The humor in our lives has to come from such hilarious sources as...Hagar The Horrible.

Stop this madness. Stop this pain. Stop this sadness. None of us are perfect! You're not, I'm not, and we all have our prejudices and thoughts that we would never say to anyone else. Stop hiding them - Laugh at whatever you want! sometimes, jokes that are "offensive" also happen to be funny. It's the way of the world. Stop upholding your false little sense of morality and live a little.

If you learn to laugh at everything and find the humor in all situations, you'll find that life is much more enjoyable. Black humor and gallows humor is the best humor. 9/11? Fair game. Mental disabilities? Hilarious. Earthquakes in Australia? I'm sure there's a kangaroo joke in there somewhere. With the ability to laugh at everything without fear of getting offended, you find that you appreciate life more, you can brighten up any situation, and honestly your life will be that much more enjoyable, because instead of getting sad about every little thing you learn to find the bright side and look at things objectively.

But hey - I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know.

By the way, have you ever had Haitian food? No? Don't worry - neither have they.