Life is for the living. Quality of life is for those who love living.
If you grew up in and around the 80’s sitcoms you probably remember 3’s Company- slap stick, funny, superb cast and characters which achieved cult status. Now love or hate the TV serial there were mini threads of wisdom if you listened closely to dialogue.
In a particularly funny scene between the central character Jack Tripper (he tripped A LOT) meets his uncle who visits after a long time. In the course of conversation Uncle —- tells Jack ” Don’t confuse your terms dear boy, you can either live or settle down- you can’t do both”
Laughter from the audience at home and on set. The statement is amusing in the context of its delivery and serious as a life observation.
Comedy delivers wisdom, insight and truth. Fun philosophy- when you learn, internalise and think- without being aware of it. Laughing out loud at a joke you hear in the comedy club, and thinking it over later, narrating it to friends and family are all part of a learning process.
We remember the context, content and come to realise whether agree or disagree with the deliverer is irrelevant, because it ignites a flame for thought and lays the foundation for discussion.
We live in such confusing times that fact and fiction blur, kindness and cruelty often present as two sides of the same coin. But quality of life, humour, food, literature, people, perceptions… the list is endless is timeless.
An abundance of food does not translate to nutrition or health. The plethora of information does not guarantee an informed public. Over priced schools do not deliver well informed citizens. Degrees do not ensure an educated mind, they merely attest to the fact that a person “attended and graduated.”
How long you live will never determine how well you lived.
The length of a marriage has no bearing on the quality of a marriage.
An abundance of food does not mean an appreciation of food or that any quality of nutrition is derived from it.
Reading many books, does not mean appreciating or internalising literature or its messages.
Let’s equip the next generation to recognise quality of life, relationships, marriages, food, literature… life.
Leafy Fox 