A Sense Of Humour... I Never Leave Home Without One...

[Anatta]

Kia Ora,

Three Buddhist monks decided to practise meditation together. They sat by the side of a lake and closed their eyes in concentration. Then suddenly, the first one stood up and said, "I forgot my mat." He steeped miraculously onto the water in front of him and walked across the lake to their hut on the other side. When he returned, the second monk stood up and said, "I forgot to put my underwear out to dry." He too walked calmly across the water and returned the same way. The third monk watched the first two carefully in what he decided must be the test of his own abilities. "Is your learning so superior to mine? I too can match any feat you two can perform," he declared loudly and rushed to the water's edge to walk across it. He promptly fell into the deep water. Undeterred, the monk climbed out of the water and tried again, only to sink into the water. Yet again he climbed out and yet again he tried, each time sinking into the water. This went on for some time as the other two monks watched. After a while, the second monk turned to the first and said, "Do you think we should tell him where the stones are?" 


For the most part there's a lot of sadness for those who begin their journey of self discovery...Maintaining a sense of humour can go a long way in helping to alleviate this sadness...Having the ability to see the funny side of life, [along with other things] is one of the best medicines/cures for sadness...

"If you can crack a smile, life becomes worthwhile !" .................Do you still have a sense of humour ?

Metta Zenda

[Constance]

I have a coworker who loves the sound of his own voice. There are always words just falling out of his mouth. He's a good guy, he just talks a lot.

About 6 months before I came out and went full time, he walked past my desk and said, "You the man Dave!"

I replied, "For now."

[Anatta]

Kia Ora Constance,

It's good to see you still maintain a sense of humour....

" A young monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws by hand. He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript. So, the new monk goes to the head abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies. The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son." He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go by and nobody sees the old abbot. So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him. He sees him banging his head against the wall and wailing, "We missed the 'R'! We missed the 'R'!" His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying uncontrollably. The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong, father?" With A choking voice, the old abbot replies, "The word was... CELEBRATE !!!" 

Metta Zenda