My first
introduction to humour as a child was the jokes my mom used to read out from
champak to me and my sister..
Then I grew up
a little, I teased my sister all the time…
Once I gifted
her a greeting card saying, 'happy birthday my SWEETHEART LITTLE SIS'..and down
on the card I wrote a note in brackets ('you know what mom told that me you were
an accident..hahaha') and she didn’t speak to me for two days..though I got
reprimanded for it, I truly enjoyed it and even she did eventually; getting
teased..Today I think that it is the best relationship I have ever had with
anyone..My sister is far away and I miss her like an idiot misses a point!
Wikipedia
defines these two perspectives of humour we all have experienced with precision
–
Humour is, it
says – the quality of being amusing
and
and
Two – a state
of mind..
So it works
inside- out..
The term humour also has its roots in the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the
balance of fluids in the human body, known as humours, controlled human health
and emotion.
It’s backed by
hundreds of researches that people with a strong sense of humour were found to
live longer in spite of illness, especially cardiovascular disease and
infection..
Some people
think that humour is encoded in their dna..researches say humour is encoded in
all of our systems but then we have to learn to use it..how? I’ll tell you..
British prime
minister Margret Thatcher was very rude with her colleagues. Media too
criticized her behavior urging her to be more empathetic but it only offended her.
Then a comedy show using puppets called Spitting image started on tv and it
showed the prime-minister as a psychopath, whacking her naughty colleagues with
a stick..Obviously this wasn’t how Margret Thatcher actually behaved but it was
a tenfold exaggeration about a real and painful truth about her. The prime
minister saw the show and could then see the point, was able to laugh at
herself and she acknowledged that she needed to change her behavior with her
colleagues..
We too can use
this tactic of humour which can be a little exaggerated to bring about change
in someone’s behavior.
I can give the
example of Saikiran (indian comedian) who would make fun of his own dark complexion..like he talks
about his mother who is obsessed with her son’s dark skin and would desperately
try all sort of remedies to make him look fairer, like she would spend more
money on almond milk to rub on his skin than on buffalo milk to feed him. She
had also pasted a Michael Jackson pic on the wall saying – if his mother can do
it. I can do it too!
So humour is
just a way to express your perspective in your own unique way..
It keeps the
conversations easy and light hearted..it improves our health
Who doesn’t
want to be hilarious and smart?
Here are the
tips offered by alpha m – a humourist..first tip of being funny - if somebody thinks that your joke was not
funny..it could be just that they have a different sense of humour..or it could
mean that your joke was actually not funny, maybe out of context..
Pewdiepie has
millions of subscribers but there are people who do not find him funny..So
don’t get disheartened cuz you can still have fans!
Second tip –
Watch more
comedy and take a note about timing and delivery..be more with people who are humorous..yeah
humour is contagious and you are going to release more endorphins!
Another great tip to develop a good sense of humour is to
look for humour in everyday situations..the other day I got a glass of warm
milk for my son..and he asked me to make it warmer..and I was about to lose my
temper when he said, "lo aap bhi garam ho gaye!" And it made my anger disappear
in seconds!
So that’s what we can
do to have more fun in life with the seasoning of wit or comedy …the famous
French cartoonist George Walinski said –
"Humor is the shortest road from one
person to another.."
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