when we were little, april fool's day was a big event!
now, in our smaller and more cynical world, a day dedicated to fooling, humbling, or otherwise tricking others has lost it's luster. it's no longer a novelty, it's de rigeur!
we are lulled into this state in many wondrous ways ... fraudulent claims on the basis for war, presidential campaigners slinging mud (and un-truths) at each other, and just the way our dumb human brains abuse the planet and each other.
so it is refreshing to return to a bit of naivety on april 1st, and to cajole others into seeing what is not there, believing what is not real. to do it, and then touch upon the experience as a guilty pleasure - how sweet (and presumably NOT mean spirited).
and maybe that's the point of this day, which is quickly drawing to a close - to remind us that in spite of all of life's hard realities (ahem!), we can still be simplistic and optimistic and unwitting - oh, what a joy!
h
now, in our smaller and more cynical world, a day dedicated to fooling, humbling, or otherwise tricking others has lost it's luster. it's no longer a novelty, it's de rigeur!
we are lulled into this state in many wondrous ways ... fraudulent claims on the basis for war, presidential campaigners slinging mud (and un-truths) at each other, and just the way our dumb human brains abuse the planet and each other.
so it is refreshing to return to a bit of naivety on april 1st, and to cajole others into seeing what is not there, believing what is not real. to do it, and then touch upon the experience as a guilty pleasure - how sweet (and presumably NOT mean spirited).
and maybe that's the point of this day, which is quickly drawing to a close - to remind us that in spite of all of life's hard realities (ahem!), we can still be simplistic and optimistic and unwitting - oh, what a joy!
h
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