Humor has always played a role in my life. My father always said I was smart...a smart aleck. Ever since I was young, I would always be cracking jokes. My pursuit for comedic enjoyment also led to countless points of amusement in my life. As several of my tales have shown, I have a knack for getting caught up in misadventures and hijinks due to my decision making. This is due to my attitude that I should not take myself so seriously. Whether it is blasting Hilary Duff, figuring out how to escape from handcuffs, and sending get well cards to hypochondriacs; my antics to amuse myself are numerous. But my constant comedy also serves a purpose. It is a very centering endeavor. Anxiety and apprehension have a way of dissipating when laughter arises. In my mind, I always form laugh inducing scenarios to calm myself in moments of tension. From public speaking, to melee skirmishes with other humans, to fleeing angry mobs, and of course awkward attempts at romance, my joke formulations have prevented panic attacks. This habit led me to try my hand at stand up comedy:
My efforts are sophomoric at best but the results were very enlightening. Being on stage attempting to tell jokes was very rewarding no matter what the outcome. It reminded me directly of my martial art activities. Comedy was simply another craft that I was trying to cultivate through practice. Though vastly unskilled at both, I realize the importance of constant practice at both. The more I did stand up, the more comfortable I became and it proved to be quite a rewarding task. My growth at the skill became a more important goal than simple success. On the jokes themselves, the more I inspected at the catalyst for my humor, the greater the realization that comedy was all around me. Anything in life can indeed be made into comedy. This made me even more comfortable with my state of mind. Even in situation where my world view can seem quite bleak. Where doom and despair seem to be what should be on my mind. I am slowly but surely building a comedy fueled flashlight that pierces the darkness. Especially on the day to day grind that life can become. For me, life is such a short epoch of time and my own existence is so miniscule that I cannot help but laugh about it. Others can easily call my outlook on life, crazy. However for me, I am very serious and steadfast in my belief that I will always be joking. No matter what. Hope my life induces laughter to you as well, dear reader.
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