Some years ago I realized that life is so not serious after all even though there surely are plenty of hard times and suffering, I would know as I've had my part of it too. Life is one big cosmic joke! I'm not even saying that in a flippant or cynical way, it's just the way it is.
After all is said and done, there is nothing left but to have a good laugh.
"The enlightened fool is the one who sees the ego trips of society and can still find joy and laughter in its midst. The fool is often the enlightened one, the one with crazy wisdom, with laughter and jokes as their weapon, they cut through the mundane conformity and bring to light the latent child like bliss bubbling just beneath the surface of all seriousness. The fool possesses a wisdom that is out of reach of the conformist. A playful attitude in touch with enormous amounts of creativity."
"Life as it is should be enough of a reason to laugh. It is so absurd, it is so ridiculous. It is so beautiful, it is so wonderful. It is all sorts of things together. It is a great cosmic joke."
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