Not only that, other studies have shown how laughter releases endorphins that simply makes us feel good – so good in fact that laughter and its related endorphin release have been shown to reduce the perception of pain. Among them is humor, which he states was vital for team building and connection at every step of his military career – even and especially during life and death moments. In his new book, The Hero Code, Admiral William McRaven outlines ten characteristics of heroism. In fact, according to a study from 2011 at University of Oxford, people were 30 times more likely to laugh when in group settings than when alone. Are they right? Or are they just taking life wayyyy too seriously and applying meaning that simply isn’t there?Įither way, it’s tragic since humor and laughter actually connects humanity and has been shown to increase group cohesion. We seem to have forgotten how to have fun as social justice warriors have decided that what used to be thought of as playful banter are actually statements of oppression. Among other examples, he talked about a headline from an AP story that was published across the Internet stating that “Olympic Surfing Exposes Whitewashed Native Hawaiian Roots.” Maher challenged the author’s accusation that white outsiders took over native Hawaiian’s spiritual art form…”perhaps surfing is simply people having fun in the ocean.”įun… humor lightness. Our loss of mirth was the drum beat of Bill Maher’s recent monologue about the “Woke Olympics”. It’s time to bring laughter and light back into our lives. And yet, in the time of COVID and social justice warriors, we have lost our sense of humor. There have been so many who have said some version of that statement that I can’t even find a citation for where it started. “Laughter is the best medicine.” Do you know who said it? Me neither.
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