The Humor of God
God has made a creation with an infinite of variety living
structures. Maybe God likes to play around with variety since his capacity for
variety is infinite also.. Why have
limited sameness? And since he has all capacity to create and also seems to
have a sense or joy and humor in creativity, why should he not express it in
many ways in his creation? Perhaps creation is the play of God, and as humans
engage in play, it is for God's pleasure to give creativity a wider meaning.
What I
am looking for here are examples of God's humor in his creation. Did God make
some things funny just for the fun of it? Certainly humans do that in art and
in many ways. Is not creation the art of God in which we can expect humor like
he has implanted in man? WOW! This is a subject I have never heard of. Let’s
look for examples of humor in the creations of God.
Isn't it weird/funny how elephants have long noses which they
use like hands for eating? Can't imagine humans trying to eat like that. But
elephant's noses are also multipurpose. They can discipline the young and fight
off enemies. They can also be used for taking a shower or otherwise playing
around. Truly a multi-functioning nose!
Why do giraffes have such long necks? Humans would look really
weird with such an distinction. But it is normal for giraffes and useful for
eating leaves off trees. Seems normal for them and we are used to it.
Fortunately they are not shaped also like the hippopotamus or the rhinoceros.
These animals are so fat they are funny. And to have a horn on the top of a
nose? Seems God is having a lot of creative fun doing what only he can do.
Why do kangaroos have such short front legs? Because they
didn't need them for walking. The back legs make up for them and they get
around well. And they have a built-in pocket to carry their young.
What has 4 appendages/feet and uses the front ones for
walking mainly in the first year of life?
Yes, that's us. But our monkey friends use all four for walking
and eating their whole life time. Do they make better use of their limbs than
we?
It may be that there are no human beings with identical
faces. Maybe. We laugh and think some people sure look weird. God must like
individuality, showing off what he can do in several billion kinds of faces. It
is funny how clever God is; we just have to laugh at our imagination!
We laugh at many animals when they imitate us. Monkeys can
act like us in some ways that amuse us. Or the big smiles of dolphins. Even dogs can withdraw their
lips like they are laughing. Some also seem to have such emotions of caring, almost like human. When we visit our son, their little dog is begging for attention
until we greet him. The creativity of birds building nests is also so special
it is hilarious. Why does every generation of birds build nests like the
previous one? Some also imitate humans
in self defense so much that it is humorous e.g. robins when you get too near
their nest. .
I read of some insect or creature that has one function- only
to reproduce- and then it dies. Never even eats. At least humans have several
funny habits they enjoy.
Where does nature get its humor? It can only come from God as
he dishes out his nature on his creation. Perhaps mankind has rarely connected
our humor to its source. Humor is no accident. It is breaking the norm of what
we would expect that amuses us. God is like that. Always breaking our
expectations. Humor should help us understand God better. Our ancestors who
thought Jesus never laughed did not understand the Humor of God. Isn't that
funny???