so i was at a coffee shop today with some friends and we were laughing really hard at a joke one of them said.. u know when u laugh so much u cry?!! it was actually exhausting.. anyhow, we were enjoying ourselves when one of my friends suddenly said "allah yikfeena shar i'6i7k" as in -may God prevent the evils after laughter- well not literally, but that's the best i can do!!
basically, this is some sort of superstition we have in Saudi (not quite sure of it's presence anywhere else). but many people believe that if you laugh too much in the day u will end up in tears by the fall of night, so they pray to God to keep them safe from the evils that come after laughter
note: this superstition is not religious in any way
so i thought about this for a moment and asked my friend why she would actually believe she wasn't allowed to laugh too much or else she would be punished?!! i personally feel that if you believe u deserve to be happy, i mean truly believe, u will be!! i think we should try to adopt a very positive attitude towards life..
another one of our friends had an interesting point of view.. he was saying that he believes that everyone gets their fair share of happiness and misery.. eventually all the sadness u felt in your life will be balanced out by the happiness..
it's funny how all of a sudden, everything went serious and u got a pessimistic, positive and realistic attitude towards happiness..
after that discussion, i decided that i shall not fear happiness, i shall not expect it, nor shall i believe in the equilibrium.. i have decided not to take life too seriously and stop discussing gifts from God such as happiness and just be thankful for them..
The End
I agree with your friend. I've supported that theory for the longest time:)
ReplyDeletei laugh alot. I honestly can't remember going more than half a day without laughter. So if the equilibrium thingie is tru then im due alot of misery :P but thankfully i dont believe it.
ReplyDeleteMy extremely optimistic view on life makes me believe il prolly still be laughing even when on my death bed.
oo and happy bday tomowo =]
Tara u always cry when u laugh..7ata law kan shay sa5eef..u always have tears in ur eyes..lol..
ReplyDeletethe question is now how dare u laugh without me?!!
Btw I remembered ur Bday! mn 3'air ma a7ad ythakirny..WALLA...lets see if it sticks till 12am KSA time..lol
xoxo
i hope u all have alot of happiness in your future!!!
ReplyDeletedooda thank u so much for ur birthday wishes..
anon, i am assuming this is maleeelooo!! if so, then u DIIIID remember!! lool
thanx for the comments everyone :)
My wife's side (Bangladeshi) has a similar superstition. If someone tells you your child is beautiful without sayin "Mashallah" then the kid gets some kind of curse that will make them grow ugly. To protect against this curse you need to make a black spot on the kid somewhere before going to a gathering so that the kid doesn't look perfect and it protect against the no-mashallah curse.
ReplyDeletethat's very interesting bob, it's like the people of the medetaranian and the colour blue, they believe it protects them from the evil-eye..
ReplyDeletesounds like a cool plan ;)
ReplyDeleteeh well. Happiness is overrated. Contentment is much better. When you're happy, in the back of your mind you know it's fleeting. But when you're content, there's a bit of inner peace, and the knowledge that no one can take that away.
ReplyDeleteIt's like a shot of kamikaze, vs a glass of good Italian wine.