Greetings.

   I just had a new meditation idea.

   If someone projects negative energy at another person, it may be possible to transform it into positive energy by the use of humor. It seems to work quite well for us tennis players. I live in a retirement community and play on the tennis club. We joke around a lot so as not to get angry.

   Emotions can have a hold on someone. So much that they can even get stuck after they die in a very bad repetitive scene. There are two attributes that God blessed us with, music and humor.

   If only more people in the world used these two gifts in the world, it would be a better place. It's my idea to spread as much love and laughter around, regardless of how depressing the twenty first century has become.

Sincerely,
Ralph

Hi Ralph,

Comedians faces are very interesting, to me anyway.  Just looking at them, without remembering their jokes, many seem to have a built in scowl. Well OK, maybe not Robin Williams, but JL, DL, etc. Clown faces, where we look for humor, rarely have a profile like JL's or even just a mouth like DL has. It's almost like they do exactly what you're saying -- they choose humor over anger.
So  I agree with you.

Bets

Nice photo of your new look, Ralph!  :o

Thanks Bets.    :)

Ralph

Yeah, that sounds like an excellent idea indeed! :)

I would much rather easily crack a joke at someone trying to hurt me, than getting upset, or angry. Just to catch them off guard and see if you can make them laugh. Maybe humor and comedy isn't such a bad thing, after all.

There is something to that old saying, that laughter is the best medicine.  8-)

Watching comedy or reading jokes is usually a great thing to get me out of a bad mood. And I'm sure it does a world of good when times are hard, like these times. Why fight and cry, when you can smile?

Just remember that song from the 90's by Bobby Mc Ferrin. Don't Worry! Be Happy!   ;D