How to be happy
If you take all your feelings, and push them way deep down inside yourself, they eventually come back up as a flower.
If you take all your feelings, and push them way deep down inside yourself, they eventually come back up as a flower.
I went to see Alien: Covenant with Jesus. Jesus got so scared during one scene that he grabbed my arm and I dropped the popcorn bucket and the popcorn spilled all over the floor.
I asked Jesus if he would buy a new bucket of popcorn. Jesus lost it and said that I should buy it because it was my fault for not holding on tighter to the bucket. I said that didn’t feel fair. Jesus said something about my not wanting to see him go “Money Lenders” on me. I left to get another bucket.
When I got to the concession stand, I ran into Buddha. He started laughing as he told me that he was getting a bucket of popcorn because he clumsily grabbed his friend’s arm during a scary scene in Alien, causing his friend to spill the popcorn. I asked if I could sit with Buddha for the rest of the movie. He said yes and we went back in and sat down.
A few moments later Jesus stood up, trying to seeing in the dark, whisper yelling, “Brooks?! Brooks?! Where are you?!!! I’m hungry!!!”
Brooks: I’ve lost faith in you.
God: That’s because you haven’t been getting what you think I should be giving you.
Brooks: Well, actually, I don’t think that’s really tru-
God: Here’s that pint of Cool Whip Original Whipped Topping you’ve been wanting.
Brooks: Oh, my God, you’re the best of the bestest!!!
I was out for a walk. I heard a throat clearing far above me. I ignored the sound. Again the throat cleared. And then again.
Finally I looked up and said, “What?”
The Sky said, “How come you’re ignoring me?”
I said that I wasn’t.
The Sky said, “You haven’t looked up once!”
I apologized and said that whenever I look up at the wondrous expanse of the sky, I become embarrassed at the so called accomplishments of my day.
The Sky said, “Really? You think I’m wondrous?”
I got in my time-travel machine and hit the Shuffle button. I was taken to London in 1938.
On my arrival, I heard the sounds, “Confound it!” I got out and realized I’d landed on a rose garden.
A tall and distinguished older gentleman said, “You have utterly destroyed my prize-winning Tudor roses!”
I apologized. A tear fell from the gentleman’s eye.
In a broken voice he said, “Eighteen years, trial and error, until finally, success…only to have it dashed by your bastardly ways.”
I expressed my regret. Then I said, “Hey, aren’t you British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain?”
He said, “Yes, I am he.”
I said, “Let’s just say that soon, this will be the least of your worries.”