Theos-Talk Archives (July 2003 Message tt00029)

But if you were the one sinking ... Interesting how
the interpretation of humor often seems to give the
appearance that some key element of the humor, itself, often seems to
have something to do with some form of creative/interpretive rising
above the reality of any given situation, apparently ... I wonder if
that's what's known in Theosophy (by some Theosophical types?) as
"higher." Not that ...

^:-),
Mauri

Katinka Hesselink wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> A regular listener in on this list (though apparently not a member),
> sent this joke in response to my suggestion that we have a bit of
> humor here. Not surprising perhaps - it is a sufi joke. Sufi jokes
> are often very funny and spiritually interesting at the same time.
> This is no exception:
> 
> > > "Nasrudin, ferrying a pedant across a piece of rough water, said
> > > something ungrammatical to him. "Have you never studied grammar?"
> > > asked the scholar.
> > > "No."
> > > "Then half of your life has been wasted."
> > > A few minutes later Nasrudin turned to the passager.
> > > "Have you ever learned how to swim?"
> > > "No. Why?"
> > > "Then all your life is wasted - we are sinking!"
> 
> For more such stories see:
> http://www.katinkahesselink.net/sufi/stories2.html
> 
> Katinka
> 
> 
> 
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