The Body of a God

Ivory Hotei in collection of Andres Bernhard (aka Rapick) in Italy.

You may have heard this one.
“He has the body of a God.”
“Yeh?”
“Yeh, Budia.”
I have told this joke, usually in reference to myself and the weight that I carry. Not as a reference to an uplifting and jovial figure of spiritual teachings. Oh No. This was definitely self deprecating humour. It’s a weird thing when you really take a moment to objectively think about it. An interaction specifically designed to diminish oneself in front of others. Now in my personal opinion it’s one step better than targeting others with damaging ‘jokes’ or comments, but even then why do we do it at all?

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