Chapter 65 Do you know how many kinds of humor there are?

Humor is a comprehensive manifestation of people's ability, will, personality, and interests, and it is the spice of social interaction.With humor, socializing can make people feel mellow, meaningful and sweet.It is a magnet with strong gravitational force. With social humor, it will suck scattered hearts into its magnetic field and make others smile happily.It is the spark of wisdom, the brilliance of the wise man's inspiration; it is a high-level funny product, humor may not make you laugh out loud, but it can cause you to smile. As far as variety goes, humor is as varied as laughter, and it comes in the kind, the grim, the friendly, the sad, the touching, the deadpan, the innuendo, the malicious, the mocking, the teasing, the drizzle , innocent, witty, etc.But whether it is ridicule, ridicule, sympathy, or absurdity, the interest must come from the heart rather than from the head.Only in this way can humor symbolize outstanding mental strength with a sense of vividness and life, and shake out the warmth and brilliance of the soul.

Humor can be divided into the following types, and different people have their own appreciation for humor. People who are interested in philosophy, religion, etc. will respond strongly to philosophical humor.They can often laugh at their own weaknesses.It is not a masochist who is interested in this kind of humor, but an openness to admit and appreciate one's own weaknesses and to look beyond them, an amiable humility. Consider the punch line below: A citizen of New York asked a famous economist to define such terms as recession, depression, and panic. "It's not difficult," the expert replied. "During a 'recession' people need to tighten their belts. During a 'depression' it's hard to get belts for pants. When people don't have pants, the 'panic' starts."

Absurd humor is the perfect "stupidity" that breaks free from reason in an unexpected and unique way.This kind of humor never comes from a fool's mind, but from a high degree of intelligence.People who like this type of humor have developed rational thinking and pursue spiritual freedom. Once, the British writer Charles Dickens was fishing when a stranger walked up to him and asked, "Sir, do you fish?" "Yes," Dickens replied without hesitation, "I fished for a long time today, but I didn't see a single fish; but yesterday, also in this place, I caught 15 fish!"

"Really?" asked the stranger, "Then do you know who I am? I specialize in patrolling and secretly fishing. Fishing is prohibited at the mouth of this lake!" As he said that, the stranger took out a ticket from his pocket, and wanted to write down the fine for Dickens.Seeing this scene, Dickens hurriedly asked: "Then, do you know who I am?" When the stranger was still surprised and confused, Dickens said bluntly: "I am the writer Dickens, you can't fine me, because fictional stories are my profession." Social satirical humor is a mockery of the social atmosphere and some of the darker aspects of human nature.People who love this kind of humor treat the world with a half detachment and half indifference.Appreciators of this kind of humor often view themselves and human beings with a broader perspective, the so-called "God's vision", and become free and detached observers of themselves and human destiny.

In 1717, Voltaire was imprisoned in the Bastille for 11 months for mocking the regent, the Duke of Orléans.After he was released from prison, the philosopher who had suffered enough knew that this person could not be offended, so he went to ask him to be magnanimous, regardless of the past.The regent was well aware of Voltaire's influence, and was eager to turn his quarrel into friendship.So both of them said a lot of well-placed apologies.Finally, Voltaire once again expressed his gratitude and said: "Your Majesty, you are really helpful and have solved the problem of board and lodging for me for such a long time. I sincerely thank you again. But from now on, you don't have to worry about this matter again." Worry about it for me."

The gag humor is lighthearted self-entertainment.For those young people who are just beginning to experience the taste of reasoning and are not deeply involved in world affairs, this may be of great interest. Mark Twain was complaining about his headache one day in Richmond, USA.A local person said to him: "It may be because of the food you eat and the air you breathe in Richmond. There is no healthier city than Richmond. Our death rate is now reduced to Alone." Mark Twain immediately said to the man: "Please go to the newspaper office immediately and see if the damned person is dead today?"

The forms and varieties of humor are colorful, and a hundred flowers are blooming, which shows that the human art of humor is enduring and vigorous. When we are attracted by the brilliance of humor, we should see that, like most things in the world, humor has different qualities, some are noble and elegant, enlightening people's minds; some are vulgar and harmful to youth.Rational judgment is necessary for those who use the power of humor.