Masochist: “Hurt me! Please hurt me!”

Sadist: “No.”

What is humor? What makes a thing funny and why does it trigger laughter? Science tells us that this is a programmed response to the release of tension. Laughing is a way to ease the stress caused by uncertainty.

That sure takes all the fun out of funny, doesn’t it?

When I first found the Stone, my reaction to it was to laugh. That laughter went on for a couple of days. There really was an element of stress relief. The realization that everything is right and perfect in the universe. That death is an illusion. And most of all, that neither I nor any one else could fuck themselves up irretrievably.

We are all safe. Forever.

So yeah… Whew! Total relief.

As more time passed, I kept on laughing at things. At people. At how stupid they were. How hilarious it was when they died or were injured unexpectedly. How seriously they took everything.

Transcending the limits of human perception had cost me my humanity. Nothing mattered in the end. Good and evil became meaningless. One required the other. I knew a really big secret that the mere humans did not. Realizing that you are God is difficult to incorporate without embarking on one hell of an ego-trip.

Over the years I got a grip on things. I turned the humor on myself and learned to choose compassion for it’s own sake. Took back my humanity and learned to be humble…

Hahahahahaha! (There I go again!)

But I digress.

At the very core of reality, at the center of everything lies a surprise.

The beating heart that is the engine which drives all things is a Paradox. The One Truth is that there is no One Truth. (Truly!)

The universe is all just a big joke but I don’t mean that in a negative way.

What emotion are you feeling when you laugh at a joke? Is it simply relief? Or is it more akin to delight? The happiness that accompanies the sudden understanding of what was previously a mystery. The triumph of solving a riddle.

The heart of God is expressed not just in Love and Light but also in a divine Laughter that permeates all things.

This has very real consequences in our lives. From the bizarre mysteries to the puzzling synchronicities. We scratch our heads and call this the “Trickster Effect” without understanding what’s really going on in this world.

Without realizing that sometimes God is just plain silly.

Question: What’s brown and sticky?

Answer: A stick!