There was this sociologist who was making a study of some North American Indians. One day she was present when a government official was lecturing in a particular village on the necessity of digging proper latrines. The sociologist noticed that one of the Indians burst out laughing at a very boring part of the lecture. She was curious about this so after the official had gone, she asked the Indian what had been so amusing.
He said, 'Oh, the bear had just fallen into the water.' When she enquired further she found that every time he became bored, especially during talks from government officials, he would, in his imagination, go bear hunting, and enjoy all the excitement of it.
Sometimes we just need to give ourselves a break.
Peter Hannah
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