Chapter 9 The first three skills: speak with humor

A person's language can be like a beautiful song, or it can be like a sharp sword that hurts someone.Humorous and witty words can make people feel happy and satisfied, which is unforgettable for a long time.Good use of humor can give people a sense of satisfaction in unsatisfactory situations, ensure emotional stability, and prevent unhappiness and embarrassing situations. After Dong Province’s decision was made, the relationship between Lee Teng-hui and James Soong fell to a freezing point. Some people ridiculed that Song was no longer Li’s favorite. My wife just loves me! George Bernard Shaw, an outstanding British dramatist, is good at speaking with humor.One day, Bernard Shaw was walking on the street and was accidentally knocked down by a cyclist. Although no major accident was caused, the fright made both parties pale with fright.The cyclist quickly put down his bicycle, helped Bernard Shaw up, and kept apologizing to him.However, Bernard Shaw immediately interrupted him, saying:

No, sir, you are more unlucky than I am, and if you work harder, you can go down forever in the history books as the hero who killed Bernard Shaw! This humorous remark by Bernard Shaw immediately dispelled the panic in each other's hearts and made both parties out of the predicament. There is also an American novelist Mark.Twain made good use of humorous stories. Once, Mark.Twain went to a small town for business. Before he left, he was told that the mosquitoes in that city were quite powerful, so he had to be more careful. mark.When Twain arrived in the small town and was checking in at the hotel, a big mosquito crawled up and circled in front of his eyes, looking for an opportunity to bite.The hotel waiter was very embarrassed for a while, and hurriedly drove away the mosquitoes for him.mark.But Twain said to the waiter nonchalantly:

The mosquitoes in your place are many times smarter than the legendary ones. They will detect my room number in advance so that they can come at night and have a feast. Everyone couldn't help laughing. As a result, this night Mark.Twain slept soundly.It turned out that all the waiters in the hotel were dispatched together to drive out the mosquitoes and prevent the humorous writer from being bitten by clever mosquitoes. There is also a pleasant humorous story between Liu Yilong, Emperor Wendi of Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, and Monk Daosheng. Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty believed in Buddhism devoutly and paid homage to the monks.Once, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty held a fast banquet in the palace for the abbots of various temples and eminent monks.In order to show the emperor's kindness, Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty issued an order to the imperial dining room, and the vegetarian dishes should be more varied and taste better.The royal chefs were so busy at this moment, everyone carefully selected the ingredients and made them meticulously, and they were busy from early morning to noon before the vegetarian dishes were ready.

All the monks and guests who should be invited have arrived, and all the vegetarian dishes that should be served have been served. Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty was very happy. After saying a few words of greetings politely, he took the lead in picking up chopsticks, lit the vegetarian dishes on the table and said: Masters, please! Monks, you look at me, I look at you, no one moves their chopsticks, just sit still. Emperor Wen thought that his voice was too low for the monks to hear him, so he raised his voice and said: Masters, please fast! The monks remained motionless. Emperor Song Wen felt strange and thought to himself: What happened?

He stepped down from the throne, came to a monk named Daosheng, and asked: Excuse me, masters, why don't masters use fasting? Monk Daosheng stood up and said: We appreciate His Majesty's kindness.According to the rules of Buddhism, one does not eat after noon. So it is!Emperor Wen of the Song Dynasty looked up at the sun, and the sun was a little bit west, so he said with a smile: "It's still the middle of the day!"Come, come, come, let's eat! The monks still sat upright. When Emperor Wen was embarrassed, Monk Daosheng stood up and said: The sun is hanging in the sky, and now the sky (the emperor) has spoken, saying that the sun has just reached the middle, how can it be past noon?

He took the chopsticks while talking, and started to eat. At this time, all the monks looked at the table full of dishes, and they were already hungry, and they were so greedy that they swallowed their saliva. Hearing what Monk Daosheng said, they all raised their chopsticks and started to eat desperately. Monk Daosheng's humorous remark, which has already been spoken, solved the siege of Emperor Wen very wittily, maintained the Buddhist precept of not eating after noon, and made all the monks have a good meal. Psychologists believe that, in addition to cognition and labor, communication is an important activity that forms a person's personality.Humor is a beautiful and healthy quality, and in a sense, it is a lubricant for communication between people.When a person speaks with good humor, it can make the conversation go more smoothly, more naturally, and more powerfully.