There are some things that are immediately funny. A good movie, a silly joke or even a funny face. Other times we hear a joke and it takes a minute to figure it out, but later we get it and laugh. Life is a lot like that. Sometimes we laugh immediately at a situation and sometimes it takes a little while to see the humor in it.
Hard times are often those times when it’s difficult to see the humor in life. When life is difficult, the joy that humor can bring is hard to feel. Later though, when the difficulty has passed, we can often look back on hard times and see those small moments of happiness and joy we might have missed in the midst of our struggles.
That’s one reason for sending funny cards. Bob Hope said that “a laugh… can transform unbearable tears into something bearable even hopeful.” Cards can do just that. They can take a person out of a hard circumstance and lift them up with a sweet and simple reminder of the joy of life.
And that’s why creating your own card is such an incredible gift – because you can design a card that is all about those simple little moments that lift you up. Everyone has jokes or stories that they always laugh about. Make a card that symbolizes a moment that you share with a friend. Send it to them when they need a pick me up and that “someday we’ll laugh about this” moment will suddenly be here. They’ll laugh, you’ll laugh, and life will seem a little bit lighter!
Remember the words of Mark Twain: “Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.” Share a laugh today because you never know just how much it may lift another up!