Sister Samuelson talked about the value of laughter. “The ability to not take one too seriously and use humor in times of mistakes, small and accidental incidents, and stressful situations can help alleviate embarrassment, fear and even discouragement in circumstances."
This devotional was well-timed, given the experience I had later on in the day. I was going to get a new driver's license (since my name changed and all). I figured out where to go, and drove there straight from school as to not waste time. I got there in record time. There was no wait, and I filled out my paperwork quickly. I was feeling quite cheerful for getting all this done in less than a half hour, until I noticed the following sign: "Before you come to the desk, you need: your birth certificate, old driver's license, new social security card, and two proofs of your current address." Since I didn't need to bring my birth certificate to get a social security card, I has assumed that I also didn't need to bring it to get my license. Angry at myself, (as I had thought to bring all the documents that morning but had to decided not to) I had to take an hour long detour through Provo construction to pick up something that would have taken seconds if I had been prepared.
Have you seen the movie Despicable Me 2? There's this great scene where Gru is feeling happy and he skips to work, pausing to play in street band, participate in yoga at the park, throw a wayward frisbee back to its owners, etc.
Then he finds out some terrible news that ruins his mood and he ends up walking back with storm clouds over his head, kicking instruments from the street band aside, pushing yoga women out of his way, and throwing a wayward frisbee down the gutter drain.
While I did not do any of those things, I did have to laugh at the similarity of my mood swing with Gru's. And then I remembered the devotional earlier that day. Even though I was annoyed, I couldn't help but see the humor of the situation.
Everything worked out (as it usually does) and I thankfully did not have to travel across town again for another forgotten item.
Rhetorically,
Rebekah
This devotional was well-timed, given the experience I had later on in the day. I was going to get a new driver's license (since my name changed and all). I figured out where to go, and drove there straight from school as to not waste time. I got there in record time. There was no wait, and I filled out my paperwork quickly. I was feeling quite cheerful for getting all this done in less than a half hour, until I noticed the following sign: "Before you come to the desk, you need: your birth certificate, old driver's license, new social security card, and two proofs of your current address." Since I didn't need to bring my birth certificate to get a social security card, I has assumed that I also didn't need to bring it to get my license. Angry at myself, (as I had thought to bring all the documents that morning but had to decided not to) I had to take an hour long detour through Provo construction to pick up something that would have taken seconds if I had been prepared.
Have you seen the movie Despicable Me 2? There's this great scene where Gru is feeling happy and he skips to work, pausing to play in street band, participate in yoga at the park, throw a wayward frisbee back to its owners, etc.
Then he finds out some terrible news that ruins his mood and he ends up walking back with storm clouds over his head, kicking instruments from the street band aside, pushing yoga women out of his way, and throwing a wayward frisbee down the gutter drain.
While I did not do any of those things, I did have to laugh at the similarity of my mood swing with Gru's. And then I remembered the devotional earlier that day. Even though I was annoyed, I couldn't help but see the humor of the situation.
Everything worked out (as it usually does) and I thankfully did not have to travel across town again for another forgotten item.
Rhetorically,
Rebekah
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