Thought for Today

[MichaelJH]

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, which is why we call it the present.”

[Lezzers]

Lovely words Michael, thank you for posting them you're always so thoughtful.

[Gjkas]

Michael, that is so lovely.

Im going to write that in my Sons Christmas card. So thoughtful.

Thankyou.

[Heythrop51]

Great thought!

[Gladwyn]

Good one 😇😇😇

[Mirtle]

Just the words I NEEDED this morning. Thankyou.

[Handel]

Lovely sentiment Michael. Thank you. xx

[Lezzers]

Really. Is that comment necessary. Very offensive!

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to Lezzers]

Totally agree!

[Zena166]

Thank you Michael for reminding me today is the most important day. Xx

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Zena166]

Hi Zena

How are you?

I hear it's cold in Newcastle!

[Zena166 in reply to Milkfairy]

Only -2 this morning where I live!! But the sun is shining so it’s positively tropical!!!

[Lezzers in reply to Zena166]

Lovely to see you back on the forum again. Apart from the ongoing wrist problem, I hope you're keeping well Xx

[Zena166 in reply to Lezzers]

Thanks. Have had a rough few months. Tooth abscess! Being removed this afternoon! And then hope to get back to serious exercise as have struggled and just done stuff indoors. Anyway it’s good to be back! Big hugs. Xx

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Zena166]

Good to have you back!

[Lezzers in reply to Zena166]

Brave lady Zena, I've had to have a lot of dental work this year so you have my sympathy xx

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Zena166]

My southern raised daughter is still aclimatising......😂

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Yes thank you Michael for your reminder.

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Why do you feel you need to respond in the way you have just done ?

Whilst living in the present with gratitude sometimes feels beyond our abilities it is possible.

[Khonkaen in reply to Milkfairy]

It was just a joke, a joke I heard from a nurse many years ago while I was in hospital. all those in my ward thought it funny, so I thought I would share it.

People really need cheering up on this forum, as they did in the mainly cancer ward I was in, however, this was in the days before PC, but this is just a joke.

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Khonkaen]

I agree humour and laughter can be an antidote to many.

Laughter can be the best medicine.

However jokes can back fire and cause offense. Humour needs to be used with care and respect.

[Khonkaen in reply to Milkfairy]

There is always that risk with any genre of humour, the most popular comdian of his day, indeed in history, Benny Hill was hounded out by just a few people who didn't like him. This action cost him his life.

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Khonkaen]

I feel Benny Hill's humour would be a ' marmite' moment for many.

His style of humour very offensive to some.

Perhaps reflect on the impact of your particular use of humour on the original poster?

[Lezzers in reply to Milkfairy]

I personally found Benny Hills brand of humour very uncomfortable.

[Khonkaen in reply to Milkfairy]

Benny Hill had hundreds of millions of fans worldwide, who got great pleasure from his shows and was hounded out by 6 (six) people. The OP hasn't complained, so just maybe they and others had a theraputic laugh, in the same way my fellow patients did.

I think a couple of people on this forum are looking to do the same with me, mainly because I am honestly objective. If you and another don't like what I write, why do you read it?

I ignor subjects that do not interest me and likewise certain people.

[Lezzers in reply to Khonkaen]

If your refer to the ops comments to me you will find he doesn't appreciate your comments!

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Khonkaen]

The original poster has complained they agreed with this comment by another person.

' Really. Is that comment necessary. Very offensive!'

Humour is a tonic however it does need to be used in a respectful way.

The role of Heart Stars is to try and read all of the threads.

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to Khonkaen]

The world changes and things move on. Whilst people enjoy some TV repeats other become very dated. Whilst "Morecambe and Wise" are now becoming dated their humour is fairly timeless. Others like Benny Hill, and Les Dawson, were of their time and in my honest opinion never particularly funny.

The other problem was that this was not put up as a joke thread but more mindfulness to help people appreciate what they have got. With heart disease there can be days when it is difficult to do so.

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to MichaelJH]

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[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to Khonkaen]

Benny Hill was not hounded out although he was dropped as his style of humour was becoming outdated. It neither cost him his life. His health had been declining for a few years. Following a "mild" heart attack he was advised to lose weight and have a bypass. He declined and died a few months later.

[cowparsley]

Thank you Michael, that`s how I get by.It works xx

[Goldfish7]

Wonderful - thanks

[Maisie2014]

As someone who does suffer from diarrhoea from time to time I found the joke funny and was not offended. I think humour is personal and what can seem hilarious one day can seem dull the next depending on one’s mood. I didn’t like Benny Hill’s humour but laughed at how he made my husband laugh. It does you good to laugh.

[Patsy10]

Thoughtful words which I have copied to a few people.

Can I ask where you found them?

[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to Patsy10]

I cannot actually recall when I first saw it as it appears it a dozen or more novels according to Google. To my knowledge it was first attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. There is a variation said to have been quoted by Albert Einstein but I have no recollection of it when I read about him when I was a physics undergraduate. I imagine it is the invention of T-shirt and mug manufacturers but here goes "Yesterday is relative, tomorrow is subjective but today is electric that's why it is current"!

[Patsy10 in reply to MichaelJH]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for your response I have not come across it before and have a few books featuring Quotations. I thought I was going to be buying yet another one.

[mistymolly]

Lovely thank you