Hello! Lizzie here! Apparently, laughing is something that we are growing out of. Children laugh 300 times-a-day, and by the age of 40, it’s around four times-a-day. As we get older, we get more and more serious and stressed out — what a travesty. When I was little, I remember watching a very dated TV …
“Laughter is the best medicine,” they say. Laughter is a natural elevator, lifting us up. Therefore, it allows us to see things differently, to see the absurd in the mundane; it helps us in untold ways. We seek to join in with others laughing, “what’s the joke? what did I miss?” To me, laughter is …
What is Hilarapy? I’ll get to that. It’s Sunday morning, my commitment to writing a blog every week continues with gusto and aplomb. I’m writing like no one’s reading and farting like no one’s smelling. Joke! The dog is here. I’m writing because I love doing it, and that’s freedom. I refuse to hang my …
Can you imagine living in a world of seriousness? Some don’t have to imagine. A humourless society is rigid and narrow-minded, entrenched in rigid ideology, cruelty, and tunnel vision. Humour embraces humanity; it obliges us to be forgiving, open-minded and encourages empathy. In my opinion, humour is the only correct response to the absurdity of …
