Hope in Humor

Throughout my life, in many situations I would rather not have been in, I have found a good joke, or a funny thought to be a most wonderful companion. Often I look forward and practice talking to my wife about things waiting for the moment a funny joke or comment will enter my head and allow me to share it with her. I have not made a serious effort to create my own collection of funny jokes I made that are always funny to others, but eagerly anticipate and look forward to the very next comment or joke that will enter my head. I will enjoy a series of funny thoughts related to one another long after the moment when they first became funny to me and others, and after everyone else finds the humor of the funny thoughts long dead. I suppose because my dad had a tendency to tell jokes that were often not very funny or left me feeling in trouble for something I developed a secret joy in taking any obvious joke too seriously, even to the point of acting like I took it too seriously, which I still do to other people today. It is funny when someone says something they think is funny and you act like you just thought they were being serious. Especially when you catch the joke, but they don't realize you are only acting serious! But there are times when I do enjoy a joke and enjoy sharing the good humor of someone else with them.

When all else fails, let's stop for a moment, and look to see if we can find a silver lining on the clouds of doom. Perhaps, we might even find a good joke too. In some cases, the best jokes are always in the mirror. I still enjoy making faces when my wife seems mellow, and we are not doing anything else. I think one of the greatest gifts a joke can unwrap, is a smile full of warmth and perhaps a bit of humor.

For the sake of all of you who could use a joke, hopefully unrelated to your situation, I present one of my all time favorites.

A man walks into a bar...

I bet that hurt!