Fool's Satori

I may be a fool, but I’m God’s Fool

If I have had a moment of insight--- a Satori--- it is how wonderfully silly I can be, even when no one is around.
Family and friends know there is a part of me that is an entertainer, a jokester. A gene I carry from my father eschews over- seriousness. Five minutes without a laugh or an ironic observation is unbearable. That is why I am no good at meetings. The more serious the meeting the worse it is.

But here, in my little hideaway in the foothills of the mountains,
I wake up stupidly giddy at the sun coming over the horizon.
I find myself running around outside, trying to catch myself in photographs. Last night the three-quarter full moon lit up my veranda. I went out and, staring at the moon, did a little jig around and around (and this is without alcohol!!!)

Going up and down the roller coaster of the mountain roads, I laugh out loud in the car at the absolutely outrageous beauty and majesty of all around me. If Disney had designed this, critics would say, “Enough! He’s really gone too far!” But how can you say that to God? This is not a God of the city where people try to tie him down on this dogma and that ism. And use the keys of the kingdom to lock out non-believers.

Here you get the feeling that even God is glad to be out here, and is enjoying creation more than anyone. And I think God, like me, can’t stand to laugh alone.