Laughing

Last night Tom and I actually took an evening off chocolate-making (Christmas is very close now!) and went to see Wes Nisker, the Buddhist comedian, down at the library. As it turns out, he's a Jewish Buddhist comedian (and meditation teacher), which makes him even funnier.

Oh my goodness, I can't remember laughing so hard or so long in ages.

I think I enjoyed his take on the fall of the American empire the best. George W. Caesar. He suggests that we Americans accept the decline with grace, and step down from our position as Super Power with dignity before we are forced out of it. Great idea.

You can listen to him on the radio or better yet, if you ever see that he's performing at your neighborhood Buddhist center, go see him. There's nothing like an evening of laughter combined with real wisdom to put things in perspective.