I don't want to be a killjoy

[jtuck004]

30. That's what a lot of people say who are outside of providing care. I used to think similarly...

Before I was a medic I was offended that people called patients vegetables. After a few years I found thinking the same things. I also found myself becoming an excellent technician, one who worked damn hard at my craft and provided, with most of my co-workers, some of the best emergency care on the streets of a city for a while. Let me assure you, living day after day with what humans can do to each other, to the little small ones, the innocent people, those who are trying simply to do good, and the harm malevolent, evil people who will hurt you for nothing you have done, you realize the efforts to address it are nothing but band aids on a war, and lol is all you got.

So I didn't just get to this party. And there are few of us who are still here because of that kind of work done by millions of people all around the world every day.

May I suggest that worker in Texas who, despite precautions, is infected, will be grasping, reaching for any humor they can get. And so will all the workers around ANYONE in that position - dark or otherwise. Along with solutions. That's how it is done.

Here's an experiment - Can you imagine reading your OP there? Picture yourself in that room with that potentially dying person and their caregivers - you demanding that they see NO humor, forever, for the rest of that potentially shortened life.

No?

The REAL wrong is the disease itself, not the many human reactions to it. The "humor" you jab at is a human, and very human reaction, to fear and stress. The trained folks get the stress, because you can never do enough. The rest get the fear, probably 'cause they don't get out enough, and leave the work to everyone else. Rentiers in another form.

Sometimes humor, even dark humor, is all we have, and we rarely even hear people trying to take it away from us, just hot air going by.

And it has health benefits:

Laughter is Good for Health
. . . just another way to promote health and well being

Health Benefits of Laughter
There are many health benefits to laughter. Reseearch has shows that laughter helps to boost the immune system, reduce cravings for food and relieve stress. There are even doctors who claim that laughter helps people recover more quickly from illnesses.
Scientifically speaking laughter helps the body in the following ways:

laughter helps to reduce the release of stress hormones like adrenaline.
laughter exercises the diaphragm, the chest and abdominal muscles and give us a good body workout and it actually benefits the heart and our blood circulation.
laughter helps us to release our physical and emotional energy. Is like going to a quiet place and shout on top of your voice (without disturbing others) .You feel so much relief after a good bout of laughter.
laughter relaxes the mind and distract us from the focus, stresss, anxiety or anger we may be facing.
laughter helps to give us a lighter perspective of things and we learn to let go and not take things so seriously.
laughter helps us to connect with others socially. If you know how to tell jokes, it really helps you to socialize and connect with other people.

(From the page below)

Anyway, thought you might enjoy this:


A self righteous man consults his doctor

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A self righteous man went for see his doctor because he felt terrible.

Doctor: Let me review your history first. How much alcohol do you drink a week?

Man: Is a sin to drink alcohol. I never touch a single drop

Doctor: Do you smoke?

Man: I hate smokers and I don’t smoke.

Doctor: Are you married?

Man: Nope, I want to keep myself pure in case I get AIDS

Doctor: What time do you sleep at night?

Man: 10pm on sharp every night.

Doctor: You must be having bad headache everyday.

Man: Yes, but how do you know?

Doctor: Well, the bright halo over your head is definitely too tight for you.
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http://www.mhcasia.com/laughter/a-self-righteous-man-consult-his-doctor.html

How's your chest now?