Humor breaks down barriers and can smuggle ideas and challenges into people's hearts.

A joke or humorous situation is often very memorable.
 
Humor has been shown to be an essential component of adult learning.

 "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people." (Victor Borge)

"What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul." (Yiddish Proverb)

"If somebody makes me laugh, I'm his slave for life." (Bette Midler)

 "You cannot teach people unless you have their attention. . . by using illustrations, questions and even humor. Most people don't like to be preached at, but most people like to be talked to." (Firm Foundations, by Trevor McIlwain, New Tribes Mission)

Signs of The Times
We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;
wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints;
we spend more, but have little;
we buy more and enjoy it less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time;
we have more degrees, but less common sense;
more knowledge, but less judgment;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicine, but less wellness.

We spend too recklessly, laugh too little,
drive too fast, get too angry too quickly,
stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom,
watch TV too much, and don't pray often enough.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom and lie too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life;
we've added years to life, not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.

We've conquered outer space, but not inner space;
we've done larger things, but not better things;
we've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul;
we've split the atom, but not our prejudice;
we write more, but learn less;
plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait;
we have higher incomes; but lower morals;
More food but less appeasement;
more acquaintances, but fewer friends;
more effort but less success.

We build better computers to hold more information,
produce more copies than ever, yet have less communication;
we've become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of fast foods and upset stomachs;
more kinds of food, but less nutrition.

These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare;
more leisure and less fun.

These are days of two incomes, but more divorce;
of fancier houses, but broken homes;
tall men and short character;
steep profits, and shallow relationships.