Is humor the skill all mentally strong people need to have? Since I heard the phrase “The hero is a fool” by Jordan Peterson, I have been diving deeper into the comedy world. Chappelle, Chris Rock, and Joe Rogan bring thousands of people just so the audience can hear what they think about life.
These comedians share these views about life. We are all f*cked up and we want to become better people, so they ask questions about how they can grow. Joke telling is figuring out what it means to grow up. It’s making meaning out of the gifts life throws at us. Humor uses those scenarios to find the good in everything.
When other people fall to the ground because of life’s obstacles, comedians have an acceptance, a certain grace about life. They know it sucks and that is why they laugh about. The fool can become a hero because he can transform his mess into joy for others.
In school I didn’t want to be a clown because I thought people were just laughing at me. But the hero doesn’t see others laughing at him, he sees them laughing with him
The difference in how you see laughter determines if you will rise or fall. Laugh with me and I rise, laugh at me and I fall.
The hero only sees people laughing with him. When the hero makes mistakes he is growing, when others humiliate him his courage grows, and when he is confused jokes will be his answers. The fool rises through his misery, while others fall down never to get back in front of an audience.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Lee, and Conor McGregor are all great joke tellers.