The 'Lost Pages' - Learning from good jokes and bad jokes

Yar, once again ... insomnia has kicked in. Maybe its because I slept too much in the afternoon. Then again, maybe I feel 'lost' again. So here I am, blogging about a 'lost page'.

Currently I am taking a course in N.I.E on pedagogy. What is pedagogy? In layman terms ... simply means 'how to teach a subject'. So this post is about pedagogy and a bit on the 'fruit' of pedagogy... learning.

Sometime ago, I remember sharing jokes and laughing till my tummy ached at Sentosa with Peiyong and Lao Ye (welfare beavers), Fifi the dragon and Talie. I remember telling them that with 3 jokes, I can roam the world looking for friends. If you want to know what are 3 jokes, I can tell you them as well.

However, then a thought struck my head... how could I can remember these 3 jokes very well. And how come only 3 jokes? Then I realize, these 3 jokes had a common characteristic: they were riddles that provide a positive outcome.

Then I wondered deep into my mind and I realized that some popular puzzles or riddles, such as 'black magic' or 'open close open close', are extremely difficult to recall. Even if you were told the solution and the key to the puzzle, often we would forget them easily. This is extremely true when your the only one in the group who doesn't recall or know the solution and the entire group mocks you for being a 'loser'.

But are we 'losers' because we really are dumb? or is it because our mind simply rejects such learning because of the negative thoughts of being an 'outcast' or 'loser' within that social group.

Now ask yourself: "would you feel easy if your friends seemed so much 'smarter' when they know the answer yet refuse to share it with you 'positively'?" I am sure I don't want to be in that situation again.

I notice I learn much better when the joke is a 'good' riddle that makes me happy and feel at ease. While 'bad' jokes are often forgotten because at the point of making an attempt to guess the riddle behind the joke, I feel negative and emotionally hurt due to the taunting of friends.

Hence, I think we all should practice a bit of kindness as well as consideration and stop making 'bad' jokes. We should try to stop 'belittling' our love ones, even if we don't intentionally do it. We may just end up hurtimg our friends and affect their learning. So for all those who really want to make your friends happier, tell 'good' jokes and throw away the 'bad' ones. Well you can apply this form of pedagogy to your everyday life as well. Be it to teach your kids, students, love ones, family members and friends. I am sure they will remember positive lessons, which make them feel at non-marginalised, much easier.

Hehe.