wife and mum extraordinary: Wife and MUM 06/2013

Irene have a great sense of humor underneath her silent, sweet and elegant demeanor. It is always a pleasure to see her narrating her experiences to her daughter. She would get her daughter in stitches of laughter, delight and joy.

Once she was telling her experience as a young girl watching her neighbor’s pet monkey playing with a toad that the monkey caught. The toad in the monkey's hand would bloat up and croak. The monkey would then bring the toad to its ear, listening for the sound made with curiosity.

Picture now in your mind Irene holding the toad in her hand, looking at it intensely and curiously. Smelling it. Then slowly sliding the toad under her armpit. Irene then laughs, getting her audience laughing along. Then taking it out of her armpit and start pulling the toad's leg. Irene’s actions really got the attention and laughter of those listening to her story. This is Irene the humorous storyteller.

“If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.”

― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

This morning we went to purchase “Chee Cheong Fun” for breakfast.

I was telling Irene that the amount of chili sauce was too little. Her off hand comment was “The chili sauce is very high in protein. It is enough” followed by “Often fermented chilies are used to produced the sauce and worms are a common sight”.

Heem... now I know where the proteins come from. Nevertheless the chili sauce is delicious.

“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.” ― Audrey Hepburn

Questions for reflection:
1. Under what situations would humor be appropriate?
2. Is humor one of your natural traits?
3. What can you do to raise your humor quotient to an acceptable level?

Cheers.
Hope to see you soon.

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