What if what we call God is the eternal frame-breaker? What if He is the one who is constantly shifting our perspective at the precise moment when we are sure we have gotten it right? I believe in the God Who created free will, and there is a free will step in humor: when someone shifts your frame, you can respond in anger and lash back, or you can respond with humility, swiftly admit you’re wrong, and laugh. It takes unconscious humility to laugh. That’s one of the reasons why humor and humility – and dirt – share the same root word. Acknowledging that despite your divine spark, you are made of dirt, might ultimately be the source of both humility and humor.
Humor is basically admitting you’re only human in your perspective.
What if what we call God is the eternal frame-breaker? What if He is the one who is constantly shifting our perspective at the precise moment when we are sure we have gotten it right? I believe in the God Who created free will, and there is a free will step in humor: when someone shifts your frame, you can respond in anger and lash back, or you can respond with humility, swiftly admit you’re wrong, and laugh. It takes unconscious humility to laugh. That’s one of the reasons why humor and humility – and dirt – share the same root word. Acknowledging that despite your divine spark, you are made of dirt, might ultimately be the source of both humility and humor.