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HUMOR - 1. Chapter 1
Humor
Some people carry humor
the way others carry light —
effortless,
unaware,
a quiet gravity that pulls laughter
out of the room like a tide.
They don’t try.
They just are.
A raised eyebrow,
a sideways glance,
a truth spoken too plainly —
and suddenly everyone is smiling
without knowing why.
Then there are the others.
The ones who chase humor
like it’s a skittish cat
that never wanted to be caught.
They rehearse their lines,
wait for the perfect moment,
lean forward with the grin
that begs for applause.
But real humor doesn’t come
to those who hunt it.
It comes to those
who live close to honesty —
who see the world sideways,
who notice the absurd
in the ordinary,
who laugh first
and invite you to join.
Funny people glow.
Trying‑to‑be‑funny people sweat.
And in the space between them
is the quiet truth:
laughter chooses its own messengers,
and the best ones
never know they’ve been chosen.
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