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The Humorous Side
 
Its own humorous side accompanies every event, one just needs a sense of humor. Humor is a basic quality of being holy and a holy man is a humorous man. Osho says "I want a sense of humor to be a fundamental quality of a good man, of a moral man, of a religious man. And it does not need much looking; you just try to see it, and everywhere...." "Just look around at life and try to see the humorous side of things." Read More……

"Seriousness has become almost part of our bones and blood. You will have to make some effort to get rid of seriousness, and you will have to be on the lookout -- wherever you can find something humorous happening, don't miss the opportunity.
Everywhere there are people who are slipping on banana peels -- just nobody is looking at them. In fact, it is thought to be ungentlemanly. It is not, because only bananas slip on banana peels.
Laughter needs a great learning, and laughter is a great medicine. It can cure many of your tensions, anxieties, worries; the whole energy can flow into laughter. And there is no need that there should be some occasion, some cause.
In my meditation camps I used to have a laughing meditation: for no reason, people would sit and just start laughing. At first they would feel a little awkward that there was no reason -- but when everybody is doing it... they would also start. Soon, everybody was in such a great laughter, people were rolling on the ground. They were laughing at the very fact that so many people were laughing for no reason at all; there was nothing, not even a joke had been told. And it went on like waves.
So there is no harm... even just sitting in your room, close the doors and have one hour of simple laughter. Laugh at yourself.
But learn to laugh.
Seriousness is a sin, and it is a disease.
Laughter has tremendous beauty, a lightness. It will bring lightness to you, and it will give you wings to fly.
And life is so full of opportunities. You just need the sensitivity. And create chances for other people to laugh. Laughter should be one of the most valued, cherished qualities of human beings -- because only man can laugh, no animals are capable of it.
Because it is human, it must be of the highest order. To repress it is to destroy a human quality."

Laughter time with Osho:

1. Mulla Nasrudin applied for the job of night security guard at the factory.
The boss looked him over carefully.
"The sort of person we need for this job, ' said the boss finally, "is tough
fearless, aggressive, suspicious, distrustful, always on the lookout for
trouble and constantly ready to flare into violence. Quite frankly, you
don't seem to fit the bill.
"Oh. that is all right," explained Nasrudin. "I HAVE ONLY COME TO APPLY FOR
THE JOB ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE."

2. After an intensive initial interview with Mulla Nasrudin, a psychiatrist
have a written list of instructions and a weekly appointment card. A
fortnight later he telephoned to the Mulla to enquire why he had failed to
keep the next appointment.
"WHY. DOCTOR," protested Nasrudin, "YOUR INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED ONE THAT SAID
I HAD TO AVOID PEOPLE WHO IRRITATED ME!"

3. When old Mulla Nasrudin was asked why he talked to himself, he replied:
"IT IS BECAUSE IN THE FIRST PLACE, I LIKE TO TALK TO A SMART MAN, AND IN THE
SECOND PLACE, BECAUSE I LIKE TO HEAR A SMART MAN TALK."

4. The landlord sent a stiff letter to his tenant, Mulla Nasrudin: "My rent
is considerably overdue and I must ask you to send on some money."
Mulla Nasrudin's reply was swift: "I don't see why I should pay your rent --
I can't pay my own."

5. Mulla Nasrudin called on a doctor to ask his advice. The doctor told him
he must stop drinking and smoking. Nasrudin said nothing and quietly rose to
depart.
"Friend," the doctor reminded him gently, "you have not paid for my advice."
"No," said Nasrudin, "and what's more, I am not taking it either."

6. Mulla Nasrudin, who went to a large city to see the sights, engaged a
room at a hotel and before retiring asked the clerk about the hours for
meals.
"We have breakfast 7 to 11, dinner from 12 to 3, and supper from 6 to 8,"
explained the clerk.
"Look here," inquired the Mulla in surprise, "what time am I going to see
the town?"

7. Mulla Nasrudin had his suspicions. One day he left work early, and sure
enough, when he arrived home, he found a strange hat and umbrella in the
hallway and his wife on the couch in the arms of another man.
Wild for revenge, the Mulla picked up the man's umbrella and snapped it in
two across his knee.
"There now I hope it rains."

8. A young mother was looking at a toy for her small child. "Isn't this
awfully complicated for him?" she asked Mulla Nasrudin, the salesman.
"That, madam," replied the Mulla, "is an educational toy, designed to
prepare the child for life in today's world. Any way he puts it together is
wrong."

9. "And at her request you gave up drinking, Mulla?"
"Yes."
"And you stopped smoking, for the same reason?"
"I did."
"And it was for her that you gave up dancing, card parties, and billiards?"
"Absolutely."
"Then why didn't you marry her?"
"Well," said Mulla Nasrudin, "After all this reforming I realized I could do
better."


10. Mulla Nasrudin was defeated ignominiously when he ran for the office of
sheriff.
He got only one vote out of a total of 3,5000, and the next day he walked
down Main Street with two guns hanging from his belt.
"You were not elected, and you have no right to carry guns, Mulla," fellow
citizens told him.
"Listen, folks," replied Nasrudin, "a man with no more friends than I have
got in this country needs to carry guns."