Some thoughts about the wisdom of George Carlin

Every so often an event reminds us of something that is vitally important in our lives. The death of George Carlin is one of those occurrences that lift the importance of humor and laughter to the forefront of consciousness where it belongs. We all have a tendency to take ourselves and beliefs too seriously. And George Carlin – more than any other comedian – punctured our model of reality in a way that allowed us to laugh at ourselves. And in doing so, we not only gained some much needed perspective on the silliness/rigidity of our beliefs, but also experienced a beneficial change, albeit temporary, to our brain chemistry. Wisdom can be found in many different places and, as George Carlin taught us, humor is one of them.