By the end of a long, exhausting week, laughter can feel like the best medicine. One Saturday morning, I went for a walk hoping to clear my head and spotted an elderly woman crying on a park bench. Worried, I asked if she was okay. Through tears, she told me she had the perfect life — a young husband who cooked, sang to her, and treated her like a queen every single day. I was stunned. “Then why are you crying?” I asked. She sniffled and said, “Because I can’t remember where I live!” We both burst out laughing, and the tension of the morning melted away. Later that day, my friend shared another funny story: three brothers competed to impress their mother with extravagant gifts, only for her to thank one of them warmly for the “delicious chicken” he’d sent — unknowingly serving the rare parrot he’d gifted her for dinner. Sometimes life’s funniest moments come from misunderstandings no one could plan.

That same weekend, my husband and I were jolted awake at 3 a.m. by frantic knocking. Half asleep, he opened the door to a drenched stranger begging for help pushing his stalled car. My husband grumbled and refused, sending the man away. Back in bed, I reminded him how often strangers had helped us in tough moments. Guilty, he threw on his coat and went outside in the pouring rain, shouting, “Where are you?” A voice replied, “Over here… on the swing!” Turns out the man didn’t need a push — just someone to help him off the playground swing he’d gotten stuck on. Exhausted but laughing, we realized humor often hides in life’s most inconvenient moments, reminding us not to take everything so seriously.