The reason the show ‘American’s
Funniest Videos’ is so popular is because we are watching someone else’s family
or pet do something ridiculous. Most of
us tend to have a sense of humor and play when it isn’t so close to home.
That brings me to my present
situation. My mother. She has recently been moved to the
‘Memories/Reminiscence’ area of the assisted living place in which she
lives. My older brother likes to call it,
‘The place where the door does NOT swing in both directions.”
While we are sad and are
dealing with very real and hard emotions, we find ourselves also laughing. There are so many funny things that young
children and the elderly do. Heck, we
all do some very funny things.
Perhaps many would find my
family odd. Or, perhaps, many would
think we are insensitive. The first
might be true, however not the second.
We are very involved with our mother’s care. We would fly across the country to take care
of her. The entire family is concerned
and there for her.
And yet, we find the humor
and share the irony of getting old. Our
mother’s as well as our own.
I think we could all use a dose
of laughter. I think sometimes we take
ourselves and our lives way too seriously.
Find the funny. It is all around
us. Learn to laugh at yourself. It is very cathartic.
