Play is important, worthy of being taken seriously, and anything taken seriously should be able to stand up to some play. By playful I don’t mean tinged with sarcasm. Sarcasm, even when intermingled with mirth and humor is too serious. Play is openhearted, light in weight, unhindered to come and go. Serious is thought and feeling bound in emotional need. It is fear made solid and crazy made sane.
Play does not mean less than wholehearted or being unworthy of effort. We are supposed to nurture life but a closed fist is only the shadow of an open hand. An open heart-and-mind is free to respond to life. This is a good thing.
Of all the functions of being human, how did humor and laughter come about? We are fortunate.
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Edith Warton was quoted as saying: “Longevity and creativity rest on four things: being unafraid of change, having an insatiable curiosity, being interested in big things, and being happy in small ways.”
For a long time now I have come to the realization that words and language are inadaquate to express so many concepts that we recognize as meaningful and pertinent to our lives as individuals and as a group. However, most of the time, these words are the best that we have to communicate with one another. There are times when communication takes place without the use of these limiting words. I think those moments speak the loudest.
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