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I personally rely on humor a great deal. I utilize my ability to see humor to aid in overcoming the negative implications of my existence on a daily basis. I call on my ability to impart humor to diffuse situations that might otherwise be totally negative whenever possible. I maintain a relatively constant effort to amuse myself, be it at the expense of others, or just in regard to my own imperfections. I have always been inclined to embrace humor, and seem to have hit the ground running in that sense. I feel as though it is an integral portion of who I am, and certainly representative of what my friends and family expect of me in general.

There are people who are not wired the way I am, and even those who share in my affinity for humor aren't going to find humor in the same places I find it. In addition to the variations present between myself, and people like me, there are certainly those among us who find no cause to embrace humor. They might be stoic, angry, indifferent, numb, or oblivious, but they are not dependent upon humor to get them through the course of any particular day.

Some people are structured in such a way that attempts at humor are little more than attempts to undermine the seriousness they perceive to be inherent to a given situation. To these people, making light of adversity only serves to deprive the negative aspects of the scenario of their significance. They are incapable of seeing the bright side, because in their minds there is no bright side. I know this to be true because I talk to strangers often enough to encounter the 31 flavors of humanity. I know that I irritate some people because of the humor that I feel is necessary, and they likewise irritate me because they are incapable of either taking or sharing a joke of any kind, in any manner, at any time.

There are polar opposites, loving people know there are people who hate. Caring people know that some people couldn't care less if they tried. Understanding people know that there are those among us who are incapable of comprehension. Godly people know that some others are ungodly. Professionals know that amateurs exist, and likewise, humorous people know that some examples of our kind are totally bereft of anything even remotely resembling a capacity for humor.

As a personal concept, humor is essential. I literally feel a need to laugh, but I am all too aware that some people truly feel the need to cry. I can testify to the fact that for me as an individual, a need for humor exists on a daily basis without exception. However, I also believe that a need for opposite polarities exists. With that in mind, it is apparent to me that not everyone needs humor daily, nor do any of us need any aspect of human behavior universally. We all have our own needs, wants, and expectations, humor is subjective in that regard. I can't help but feel as though there are adequate representations of it's counterpart to be observed among the masses that humanity consists of.

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