Quote: (04-03-2015 05:43 PM)Onto Wrote:
Pick anything that vexes us. Anything that causes us suffering, and if we look deep enough we'll see it's because we are making a demand that opposite realities exist and be true at the same time.
Example: "I want a good girl who dresses slutty and is a whore in bed"
Or from a woman's point of view, "I want a good, stable guy with an adventurous, bad-boy edge to him"
See how these things are contradictory?
Take any joke a comedian tells and you may be able to see the punch line is in fact exposing a gap between expectations and reality. It has to done in a very superficial way so no one is affected too much, otherwise it's a "cruel" joke and not funny.
Comedy exposes the contradictory nature of our suffering. Without suffering there would be no comedy. It's why Steve Martin said, "Comedy is a very serious business."
See the contradiction at play in your current suffering and you too may laugh your ass off. For days even.
Fantastic insight and well said, thank you.