Humor ist, wenn man trotzdem lacht
Da sitze ich im Bus, hab den MP3-Player auf Tschaikowsky gestellt und lese in einem der Bücher, die schon länger auf meinem "noch zu lesen" Stapel liegen. Und da springt mir folgender Text entgegen:
"The next pompous ass who sneers at me is going to get a punch in the mouth," I muttered darkly as we left one village as summer was winding down.
The old man shrugged. "Why bother?"
"I don't care for people who treat me like dirt."
"Do you really care what they think?"
"Not in the slightest."
"Why waste your energy then? You've got to learn to laugh these things off, boy. Those self-important villagers are silly, aren't they?"
"Of course they are."
"Wouldn't hitting one o them in the face make you just as silly - or even sillier? As long as you know who you are, does it really matter what other people think about you?"
"Well, no but - " I groped for some kind of explanation, but I didn't find one. I finally laughed a bit sheepishly.
He patted my shoulder affectionally. "I thought you might see it that way - eventually."
That may have been one of the more important lessons I've learned over the years. Privately laughing at silly people is much more satisfying in the long run than rolling around in the middle of a dusty street with them trying to knock out all of their teeth. If nothing else, it's easier on your clothes.
David & Leigh Eddings
Belgarath the Sorcerer - Harper Collins, Seite 21
Tja, so was nennt man eiskalt erwischt würde ich sagen. Und das findet man dann in einem dicken Schicken trivialer Fantasy-Literatur. Und es paßt so schön ;-)
"The next pompous ass who sneers at me is going to get a punch in the mouth," I muttered darkly as we left one village as summer was winding down.
The old man shrugged. "Why bother?"
"I don't care for people who treat me like dirt."
"Do you really care what they think?"
"Not in the slightest."
"Why waste your energy then? You've got to learn to laugh these things off, boy. Those self-important villagers are silly, aren't they?"
"Of course they are."
"Wouldn't hitting one o them in the face make you just as silly - or even sillier? As long as you know who you are, does it really matter what other people think about you?"
"Well, no but - " I groped for some kind of explanation, but I didn't find one. I finally laughed a bit sheepishly.
He patted my shoulder affectionally. "I thought you might see it that way - eventually."
That may have been one of the more important lessons I've learned over the years. Privately laughing at silly people is much more satisfying in the long run than rolling around in the middle of a dusty street with them trying to knock out all of their teeth. If nothing else, it's easier on your clothes.
David & Leigh Eddings
Belgarath the Sorcerer - Harper Collins, Seite 21
Tja, so was nennt man eiskalt erwischt würde ich sagen. Und das findet man dann in einem dicken Schicken trivialer Fantasy-Literatur. Und es paßt so schön ;-)
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