The Sweet Dropper

Let’s cut to the chase. Lewis was extraordinarily funny. Why does that matter? Is there not something gracious and edifying about laughter? I don’t mean the cutting, biting, derisive laughter, but the free expression of a cheerful heart made glad by God and thus discerningly amused by what he has done and is doing. Back in 2006 I blogged about such here. The excerpt below is from a secondary source: Surprised by Laughter: the Comic World of C.S. Lewis, by Terry Lindvall:

Laughter is a divine gift to the human who is humble. A proud man cannot laugh because he must watch his dignity; he cannot give himself over to the rocking and rolling of his belly. But a poor and happy man laughs heartily because he gives no serious attention to his ego….Only the truly humble belong to this kingdom of divine laughter…Humor and humility should keep good company. Self deprecating humor can be a healthy reminder that we are not the center of the universe, that humility is our proper posture before our fellow humans as well as before almighty God…”I suppose,” wrote C.S. Lewis, “we should mind humiliation less if we were but humbler.”