Shall we analyze the word fun?
I hear you all saying, what, are you crazy?
We all know in our heart of hearts what is truly the meaning of ‘fun or having fun’, correct?
So why bother…Tobi, leave this one alone, OK? (How odd how I speak to myself, LOL!)
Nah…since I just want to have some for myself…’fun’ that is!
If you truly want to know the origins of the word, ‘fun’, may I recommend copying and pasting this site for more info: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fun
Meanwhile here is a small tidbit of the meanings of the word: it is a Middle English word that has been around only since the eighteenth century, 1727 to be exact, fonnen, or fonne dupe; how about that?
And not only is it used as a noun, as in a derisive jest, but as a verb, to indulge in banter or play and as an adjective as well, full of fun for an example, how versatile, don’t you think?
Perhaps before that no one knew how to have it or it was a sin to do or perhaps they had nothing worthwhile to amuse one another with, what do you think could be the reason, huh? A new thought to ponder…
Today, we use it often and easily without much strain of thought, songs sing about just having it, children whine about it when desperately seeking it, people treat it as though it is the end all know it all of all the other nouns verbs and adjectives in its mere simplicity of stature of composition, only three letters strong but meaning so much!
Wow, and to think that it does not live until we give it a life of its own. Think about it not a word today would have any abilities without us here to make them come alive, is this not true?
We speak them and write them, we chant them, we sing them, we cry them, we talk in our sleep them, well some do so I have been told…any-who we do use them daily to express our utmost thoughts and feelings and needs… yet they have no importance to any of us unless we use them by utterances, aloud or with technological pen or mechanical ones … interesting?
I know what you are saying, that means that no one word has anymore significance than any other, is this not true?
Perhaps, but there are days and sometimes weeks when beings use only the harshest ones of them in weird or disjointed explanations of situations, and at times when some refuse to use them at all or are unable to…people who are deaf use signing, but still words that have meaning, a person with laryngitis may ask to write on a piece of paper or electronic tablet.
Governments in session to discuss their policies may scream or talk them loudly.
But they I don’t think are having any fun do you?
Communication with the pure pleasure to express having fun is something terrific!
Maybe there would be a way to incorporate fun into some of the above not so fun things that we all have to do to get them done?
Imagine that you are a child once again, and putting on your thinking caps to create new ways of doing not so fun jobs, boy wouldn’t that be something?
I know we all have the power to try.
But can we do it?
Disney characters whistled while they worked.
I used to sing while in the stockroom at my job after class while still in high school.
And not only did I get told it sounded great I got others to do it too and then I was asked to start a chorale group for the holidays to sing around the store!
That was truly fun, but little did they know that I had been in choir for seven years prior to that (not to mention even at the age of seven through twelve as a Brownie and Girl Scout) and since I was working after school I had to give it up!
Is joy and fun the same?
For me they were.
I believe we should all find some daily and especially at this time of the year….just Nike it!
Whatever gives you that feeling, long as it is legal and no body gets hurt along the way, OK?
On that note of happiness to spread fun all around I will wish you all a very happy good night and to all ask you to share those overages and we will too!
And next time please be here or be square, OK?
Speaking My Mind is about: Tobi, who is a middle aged, no, oh all right a slightly over the hill woman with all the imperfections that go with that, and this concerns her daily life's perceptions and experiences.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
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