Humor plays a crucial role in daily life

1. HUMOUR IN OUR DAILY LIFE
Anil kumar M
1. Introduction:
Humor is a State of Mind, it is evident of being amused and it is a part and
parcel in all walks of life. Some situations are made and some may be
accidental.”Amusement” is the word used if it is expressed by Noun, Oxford
English Dictionary gives the meaning for Humor “The Ability to find things funny,
or the quality of being funny” is known as Humour”. Many of us are humorous
Individuals, may be called as Humourists. Humorists are entertaining, funny and
attractive. Charm needs humour and cannot escape from the touch of humour by
everyone and every day. It will be a part and parcel of social binding and helps us
our abilities to cope with stress. Some Quotes by eminent writers are meant
the same as above: Edward De Bono Quoted “Humor is by far the most significant
activity of the brain”. Mark Twain quoted as” The Secret source of humor itself is
not joy but sorrow, There is no humour in Heaven”. H.L.Mancken Quoted as
“There are so philosophical that they can see humour in their own toothaches. But
there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his
own humour”. To Sum up All Quotes “ Humour is a state of Affair which always
be of a Significant Activity of the Brain”. Source of humour is a Joy and Once

2. Toothache is not a humour of oneself. Thus it is Joy, an amusement or a
significant activity of the brain.
2. Concepts on Humour theories on Humour and happiness:
The styles of Humour by Ronald E. Riggio, are distinguished into four styles after
certain amount of Research focused on the same:
1. Affiliative humor. This involves telling jokes about things that everyone might
find funny. The goal is to use humor to bring people together to find the humor in
everyday life The goal is to create a sense of fellowship, happiness, and well-
being. If you are fond of jokes about animals or everyday occurrences, then you
are using affiliative humor.
2. Aggressive humor. This involves put-downs or insults targeted toward
individuals. This is the humor that is used by more aggressive comedians—the
put-down artists, such as Don Rickles or the late Joan Rivers. When it is intended
to threaten or psychologically harm others, it is the type of humor used by bullies.
3. Self-enhancing humor. This is being able to laugh at yourself, such as making
a joke when something bad has happened to you. Trying to find the humor in
everyday situations, and making yourself the target of the humor in a good-natured
way.

3. 4. Self-defeating humor. Putting yourself down in an aggressive or “poor me”
fashion is called self-defeating humor. Psychologically, this can be an unhealthy
form of humor, and is sometimes used by targets of bullies to try to avoid
attacks—making oneself the butt of jokes before others put you down.
3. Issues and Perspectives:
The Issues and perspectives of Humour were felt and expereniced at work place.
As Dwight D. Eisenhower felt “ A sense of humour is part of the art of leadership,
of getting along with people, of getting things done: Comprising nearly 30 benefits
of humour at work effective the work place more “Conducive” with work friendly
environment. The points covering with humour affects commnunication,
relationship, problem solving, productivity, health and leadership. Humour which
deals with friendship facilitates a very good relation with the society, This
comprises of Attracting people attracts People like to laugh; they like to get rid
of their stress and just have a good time. As a result they tend to like hanging
around with people who make them laugh and are fun to be with. “In conversation,
humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.” As said by
George Herbert, By having a sense of humor you can build your social circle and
get to know more interesting people. (You may even find that more people flirt
with you too and are attracted to you because you are fun to be around) the Right

4. kind of people, Attracting people into your life makes things more enjoyable, but
it isn't about how many people you know, instead it is about the quality of the
people that you know. Having a good sense of humor tends to attract others with a
good sense of humor or with at least a positive outlook on life. As you learn to
have fun and to laugh about your challenges you will find others who also bring in
a positive vibe. These people can influence you in a good way. When you spend
time with others who give off positive energy it helps you to stay positive in life
and to always see the joy in the world. Coping with stress. Stress is something we
all have to deal with. The more you try to do the more stress you will undoubtedly
run into. The secret is to not let the stress slow you down. Instead keep moving in
the direction you want to go and keep searching for solutions Reaping the health
benefits, By Laughing has been shown to improve your immune system by helping
your body produce more infection fighting materials and lower the amount of
stress hormones in your body. Aside from that it has also been shown to relax your
muscles and lower your blood pressure, making it a great way to keep your heart
healthy and lower your chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Refreshing
one’s mood by, I'm sure I don't really need to tell you that laughing improves
your mood and helps you feel better about yourself and life in general. Sometimes
we need to stop focusing on the things which are stressing us out and start focusing
on things which are making us feel good about the world in which we live, Good

5. food for Brain, Another benefit of having a good sense of humor is that laughing
is good for your brain. According to a study by the University of London of
Neurology good jokes can activate the part of the brain that is important for
learning and comprehending. Simply by listening to new jokes we are working
those muscles and that may improve our brain in other ways. Strengthening
friendship, People feel closer to others who they are able to have a good laugh
with. By joking around with friends and family you are not only enjoy a good time
with someone you care about, you are also building a bond and a memory that you
guys will be able to come back to later on. Having an “inside joke” between your
group can help to strengthen your relationship with others in this world. And in
some sense that is what life is all about Minimizes anger is serious; can you really
stay mad at a laughing monkey? When we joke around about life it is easy to get
others to forgive your mistakes and it is easier for you to avoid getting angry with
other people as well. Lowers’ others resistance and help others around us. As
humans we tend to build up a resistance to certain things. For example, many
people will have a resistance to meeting strangers in a public place. By using
humor and being funny you can break through these lines of resistance, or at least
lower them, so that you can meet new people, ask important questions, or whatever
you want to get done.

6. When it comes to Humour in personallife it helps to have the better state of
mind by hiding from one’s personal emotions with others and gather positive
attention in the group of known ones. Humour is the ability to laugh within
ourselves and only to laugh with others. Humor is the quality that makes
something laughable or amusing. Humor is the ability to perceive, enjoy, or
express what is amusing or comical. It is the source of laughter and the catalyst of
smiles. Humor is the spark that lights our eyes as well as the cause of tears that
never grows old. Humour is a state of mind.
Most of us have a tendency to regard a clever sense of humor as the distinction of a
personwho is good hearted and friendly, someone people feel at ease with. They
are "life of the party" we always invite and the co-worker who always has a joke.
Everyone has the jocular family member that they always look forward to seeing.
We remember the kid in schoolthat always made the class break into laughter.
Humor is never forgotten when we reminisce and it is just as amusing as it was the
first time. Some people use humor to hide from their real emotions. Using humor
to help get through the difficult times is a lot different than using humor to hide
from them. Hiding behind humor can be a serious problem; it cannot be the only
way of expressing our emotions. Thosewho use humor to its bestadvantage teach
others by example. Instead of getting angry when something goes wrong, we
should try to look for the humor in the situation. It eases tensions and keeps things

7. in perspective. Humor can energize us when a task has become tedious. Humor can
make even the worst of situations tolerable. Humor has been the source of
entertainment throughout history. Today humor is practiced in movies, plays,
songs, television shows and radio. Humor has brought fame and fortune to those
who have mastered its power. Humor is the universal language. Although it is true
that different people find humor in different things, we all like to laugh. When
Humour in public speaking, it is warranted the speaker to amuse targeted
Audience with a “Right” humour at the start with good anecdotes than jokes, play
safe within your domain, keep humour clean, relevant, and engage the audience as
per the topic and also get ready with the substitute material if needed most of the
cases. The most important issue an perspective is drawing world attention, which
is recommended by Psychologists, Medical fraternity by practicing and promoting
humour to heal the Sick and to Rehabilitate them “H” Combats fear, comforts,
reduces pain, boosts the immune system, reduces stress spreads happiness,
cultivates happiness and helps in communication with much needed people.
4. Conclusions and evaluations:
The humour should influence worldly activities like the “Rays of Sunshine: falling
on earth with same intensity to reach the earth for the survival of “Life” Lacking
humour, there is “NO” life on earth, it is lifeblood for the survival of human

8. species on earth. As many studies stresses the need for humour, which plays a
crucial role in each and every activity of man. Of course, the sick and the
Rehabilitation, needs humour for better health and to defeat sickness and gains
sound health with Rehabilitation. The Evaluation on humour may cause laughter
and easy mode of life but it is very crucial for patients to get cured and
rehabilitated like, they began to open up more, to share some of the details they
had left out in the prior group therapy session with Humour is the main content.
Humor comforts, Once Charlie Chaplin said, “To truly laugh, you must be able to
take your pain and play with it.” Humor reduces pain. Dr. Shaya advocated that “I
advocate finding ways to laugh by watching comedy or engaging in looking”,
Humor boosts the immune system, Whenever I pick myself accidentally, I tell a
joke, and my finger doesn’t bleed thus, provide better immune system Humor
reduces stress, Some research team at Loma Linda, California, conducted a
similar study recently to see if the anticipation of laughter that was shown to boost
immune systems could also reduce the levels hormones. Blood levels showed that
the stress hormones were reduced, Humour spreads happiness, there are 5,000
laughter clubs around the world, where people laugh for no reason at all. Say
what? According to Dr. Shaya of Good Samaritan Hospital, “These clubs have
exercises that teach how to move your face, how to laugh more intensely to involve
the shoulders, then the belly.” Laughing yoga classes are also popular today,

9. Humor cultivates optimism, Humor is like gratitude in that it nurtures optimism,
Humor helps communication, This is good marriage advice for anyone. But
especially for the person prone to anxiety and depression. Better communicate with
sweet voice to your better half, the issue will be resolved through laughter,
Humour, Humour and Humour leads us to Happiness and the survival of our
civilized society is guaranteed. So, Why not we accept and promote humour in our
Daily proceedings.
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