My friend and ex colleague Balu, whom I have had the privilege of knowing for the past almost half a century, recently sent an interesting article on the brains of ageing persons in our WhatsApp group. For those interested, the article can be read here.
After reading that, I couldn’t resist a response – “Balu, it is all very well for people with brains. Totally useless for someone like me without a brain.”
Balu, being Balu and not one to leave matters hanging in the air, responded – “It is four much.”
That frankly stumped me for a while. Since I have already claimed that I don’t have a brain, and in reality, one that works like a tubelight, it dawned on me that it is a double superlative of “too much”. On further enquiry, I find that it is quite common but, something that came for the first time to me.
I doffed my topi to Balu and responded with this quote.
Can you?
Can I laugh at myself? Yes I can.
I wonder if I laugh at the right times though 😊
Welcome to the club Kylie. I suspect that all of us like that to some degree or the other.
Self deprecation is a true gift and yes, I have it.
XO
WWW
Yes, of course you do. And in abundance.
only when I work out “what or why” – then yes I can laugh at myself
Now I understand why at times I’m on fire with my creativity of art-making… but according to the article I’m still in the apprenticeship stage!
If you are in the apprenticeship stage, I am not even a beginner!
For someone without a brain you did quite well deciphering what your friend was saying. I can’t imagine not being able to laugh at myself at times.
Thank you Joared. Nor can I.
Well, if we can’t laugh at ourselves by this time of our life, I guess there is no hope. Life without laughter wouldn’t be very enjoyable. And I do quite enjoy myself sometimes – and laugh at myself, too.
I have found a kindred soul in you Mother. I have known this about you from your Mexico blog posts.