The best punchline, is the one you don't see coming..?

I think it's the way we handle things when pressures come to our lives. We react differently to life's situations. There are those who do not take life as serious as that when problems arise, 'though it seems that they are heavy loaded. These are the kind of people who knows how to cope up whatever 'storms' that come their way. Either they have positive outlook in life or they are leaning on 'someone' they believe can uplift them from 'further drowning'. This makes the difference between those who easily give up and 'surrender' to their shortcomings and those who persistently fight against their 'personal battles' with high hopes of 'better tomorrows.' My personal experiences taught me great lessons. I have been through the most devastating phase in my life's struggles but I managed to maintain my posture and mental state. Otherwise, I could have been rehabilitated. Thanks to my loved ones and some friends and to my greatest source of strength, my Lord and my God, who showed me the 'bright sunshine' that after all, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

life is really full of unexpected turns..and yes i believe that the most unexpected ones are the hardest to solve. just like you raijin, i face my problems with smiles and jokes. more often than not, problems overpower me. i am emotionally not capable of handling things on my own but i still prefer it that way. maybe it's my independence that taught me to stand still to every decisions i make in my life. i just hope i'll be able to face every storms that will still come my way..

Hi raijin. We all have our own set of problems in life. Others face it head on, others run away from it as if it will just as fast go away. However bad it may seem, I think it is best to be true to yourself. Why do you need to hide behind funny jokes? Everyone experiences problems. You don't have to make everything seem funny and always happy go lucky. I think the more you hide it through more smiles and laughters the more intense you will feel about your problem. I hope you will be able to know and be aware that there is a problem and you need to do something about it. And when you know that there's a solution that is where you can smile and laugh the best! And often than not- there is always a solution to every problem! Hang in there, friend!~

Some of my closest friends tells me I am serious with life. Although most of the time I am not aware of this. Just like you my friend, I often make my self and others laugh. I love making my friends happy when they are with me, those I personally encounter and relate with. They can always share a smile with me because I love to give punchlines to start a laugh. I know that happiness comes from within. That even though I know I am shaken by the problems surrounding me, even can't imagine how I can get through, but I thank God how grateful I am to have survived and still doing good. Trials this life brings makes me a better person and gives me the opportunity to be closer to God, that I thank God for the most! Self pity often happens when we forget to pray. That is why when I am alone, I still try to pray to stop me from crying. I may not know what you are going thru but I think what I am going thru is with a purpose. To cheer those who are more sadder than me. I know someone keeps asking me how sad I am, I just smile, she was able to relate that like her I am in trouble, because we both love to laugh and give jokes. We both laugh together so much harder each time we bump with each other. When trouble comes, the bible said, we only need to trust God and stay faithful. He will deliver us from evil, and nothing can harm the believers, that I strongly believe in.

I have this theory that everyone takes life seriously, the only difference is others strategically take it "seriously" while others learn to accept the comic side of life... or perhaps be sarcastic and satiric about life :P Personally, i take life seriously, it's just that i am not the type who would flaunt around that I am taking life seriously. My friends describe as someone filled with indefinite energy, i tend to be bubbly and all... but i knows, despite my bubbliness, especially when I am in my serious mode, my friends would instantly feel that I am carrying an indefinite weight on my shoulders. The fact that they are my friends, i usually park the weight while mingling and sharing with them the things that bother me. :) People have a tendency to mask the things that bother them... things they consider as life issues... they don't want to be transparent with how they feel, thus, they would have default HAPPY facial expression. I don't think there's wrong with what they are doing... what's wrong is the fact that they seem not to recognize that what they are masking are issues already. They still continue with the smile, yet, ended with unresolved issues. You started a joke... and you ended up crying... It's ok to end up crying... life as we all know... is a cycle... what goes around comes around... if you ended up crying, you know then that you will begin laughing. :)