From life to jokes

I think the funny part of life really comes from enjoying it. Ultimately everyone realizes that life is SERIOUS and if it goes even without a meager effort to help others, its of little worth.
The 'fun', i think is not relative and though its degree or boiling point may vary but the basic formula is same for all.
Fun and make fun is clearly a difficult art and not many will be able to distinguish between the two. If you enjoy the fun it is a true fun but to enjoy the "make fun" will come at the cost of "hurt". Although the hurt level of many will be unreasonable but i guess lets co-exist with them. Following instances will provide interest.

1) A cousin, Major in Army is too swagger but yet a funny man. On the dooms day of 8th October 2005 he was in Kakool (Abbotabad, 'one of epic centre) when the earthquake struck. He was at the barber shop, tied in a sheet with everyone around saluting him. The barber smeared half of his face with the shaving cream and then...................The earth quake, and everyone ran out of the shop but he in that funny position was dismayed. His subordinates then yelled, 'Sahab afsari chado tay naso' (Sir, forget your position and just run). He also ran frantically and stayed out in the open with still a white apron and half face with cream on. The entire Academy saw Major Sahab in pity and the rest are details. The best thing however is that he narrates the event to everyone. He is still a swagger and a Major with a funny past.

2) My very close friend for the last 17years got the name "PHAT PHAT" (from derivation of Rickshaw phat phatty, further derived from his family name RISHI) in class 3. He was toooooo famous all over and seems to be normal about it until one day last year. He got a job, prestigious and formal. Then the poor chap encountered the old enemy in an office meeting after long. Unfortunately the other guy forgot his name and called him sheepishly "YAAR PHAT PHAT WHAT IS YOUR REAL NAME?" Rishi is still a cool chap and never stop mentioning this moment to others.

3) I will skip all the parts and come to the core. "PANDHS" or Bards and the first state that should come to everyone's mind must be PAKISTAN (specifically central Punjab). They joke from all range. Personal, critical, very personal, abusive, female related, animal related, state related, society related, religion related and every related. They will make you laugh till you will fall. Interestingly they do it all without any formal practice, just extempore. One of them said at the first night of his wedding to his wife, after he sees her for the first time. "Oye kina hatorie warga nak hai tera" ( How hammer like your nose is?) The instant reply from the wife "Hotoree nal apnay kil thok lay" (Hammer your nails with this then?) I wonder if non-Punjabiites will feel by the way all these jokes happen.

The point i am trying to make is that the joke no matter of what form is interesting. A painful fact is that "THE MOST INTERESTING JOKES ARE ALL RELATED TO SEX". Now what do do? I guess more than defining the boundaries of the joke, the most important thing to learn is "When to joke, and when not to JOKE", because life is indeed serious and those who fail to learn this never become a joke but tragedy.

JAGO

Aooch!!!!!!!!!!! I am so embarrassed.

Ali Shahji jag jao (Wake up) or else...................

I only say this:

"Humain gehray gehray panioon mai lay jao

Humain oonchay oonchay parbatoon mai bhaij do

Humain har aag mai ab dhakail do

Ye tamasha ab ho ga zaroor

kehair phootay ga dur dur

or ab janchay jain ga

Oun mai kitna dam tha

jo har baat par kham tha

jo ghulam na thay

par afsos tootay to aisay

keh phir choora choora ho gaye"

(Ali ~`)

English Translation:

Take us in the deep abyss waters,

Send us to the high mountains

Push us now in every inferno

The show will indeed take place

Doom will now happen in far flung

And then they will be measured

How much courage they had?

That will ooze always.

Those who were in no bondage

But Alas! when they all perished

Even their remains scattered. (Ali)

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