The recent SWS survey’s result vis-à-vis people’s preference of a person with humor over the one with honor—honor in good looks that is—confirmed that it’s true, if not truer, that Adonis-like and Helenic beauty have to play second fiddle to a stronger aphrodisiac or better charmer: laughter. The survey said a whopping ninety percent of respondents, both from rural and urban areas respectively, women especially, would go for a man with sense of humor as they always love to LOL than live a life beholding beauty.
Bad news for me, this means men of my caliber (ahem!) would only divide the spoils among ourselves begrudgingly with that ten percent remaining. We would be like the ‘askals’ who would be left with crumbs to drop from the table as we watch from afar, hopelessly waiting. The survey gave me sleepless nights because, indeed, humor stays but beauty would come and go. I pity Nonoy Atong because he may be turning in his bed right now, probably asking like me, “Kasalanan ba ang maging gwapo?”
In the Philippine senate, yes, it’s definitely a sin to be ‘pogi’ and ‘sexy,’ but only if you are so while stealing the taxpayer’s money. And stealing it big while the poor and hungry people, like those ‘askals’ above, wait for PDAF crumbs dropping off the table. That makes shapely and facial beauty a sin. That makes skin-deep prettiness a shame. Like the undeniable attraction to opposite sex of humor, beauty was supposed to bring pride and honor. The way Filipino beauties reigned in almost every pageant in the world last year. In secular standards, they brought to this country ginormous pride through beauty, wit and character.
Good looks versus humor is not the kind of fight like an all-time war between good and evil that one must pick one between the two only. Some people are enviably extremely privileged to have both worlds like in the case of Dolphy, Vic Sotto and Jim Carrey. In my courtship with a serious-type wonderful woman some years ago, I’ve had also my fair share of attempt at humor for I was desperate to see her in guffaw or just her smiling teeth and arching brow. When she only stared at me after I finished with my well-delivered, hilarious (for me) anecdote somehow, I was tempted to say, “It was a joke,” but I withheld, fearing she’d reply, “Shall I laugh now?”
Don’t be blinded by “hundred percent pure” humorists, they may be awful lot bad spouses. They don’t take life seriously. Wonder why Dolphy didn’t marry? Despite her being in and out so very pretty, Vic Sotto left and separated with the young Dina Bonnevie. And bear in mind that Hollywood’s Jim Carrey, for all his wit, humor and talent, is at least an official divorcee.
Therefore, thou, oh sister, if you’re still single or still desperately searching for a hero in your life, don’t grab someone at first sight who only makes you laugh as if he’s a rare shining armored knight. A married life is not entertainment. It’s still teamwork and full understanding. In married life, a comedian is just good for laughs, loves like a bard, but only for the time being as moments after, he discards. He loves to dream dreams but never chases the same, remains stagnant like retards although he too wants to live happily ever afterwards.
Go unceremoniously for serious guys, they’re so determined to rise. If that serious guy is ‘gwapo,’ then rejoice, it’s good for you. It’s a lot more than just having your cake and eat it too. Mostly in defining moment, a comedian seldom becomes serious. If he does, it’s only when he’s dead or in situation critical or gross. The comedians I refer to in here are the fools, “[a] fool [who] hath said in his heart, There is no God” in direct declaration (Psalms 14:1). Yeah, “He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh,” but as the Scriptures continue, “The Lord shall have them in derision” (Psalms 2:4).
Unbelief is the mother of all sins, oh brother. Out of which comes mayhem, pillage and murder.
Things that are to me are a no laughing matter.
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