April Fool’s Day
In honor of today, April 1st, otherwise known as April Fool’s
Day, I would like to take the opportunity to pay homage to my favorite kinds of
fools. Now, you might be thinking that
is particularly mean or spiteful, so let me explain. The definition of fool is so vast and varied,
but most people only focus on the simple, and rather negative description (from
Wikipedia).
Fool, The Fool, or Fools may refer to:
Fool, The Fool, or Fools may refer to:
Basically someone to make fun of, or
take advantage of. But for today, my
favorite kinds of fools are no fools…they are simply varied and awesome in
their own ways.
1.
The fool in love - Now, some of you may disagree that a fool in
love is an awesome thing. That if you
are a fool, that love has trapped you or that it is unhealthy. But I think that anyone willing to take a
leap of faith in another person, with the rest of their lives in mind is the
best kind of fool. One that takes a
chance, that LEAPS for happiness.
2.
Fruit fool - An
amazing dessert using berries and sweet custard or pudding. And really, who doesn’t like that? It’s sweet and yummy and nobody’s fool of a
dessert.
3. The Motley Fool – A great resource for financial
advice for those of us that it doesn’t come naturally to. And way nicer to say than “Financial Advice
for Dummies”.
4. The
fool’s errand – We’ve
all been on one of these. Most likely in
the pursuit of knowledge for a friend about the interest level of a member of
the opposite sex. Basically the first
play in the best friend’s playbook and wingman bible. And although we always know it will never end
well, we always go, because that’s what friends do.
5. The
Shakespearian Fool – And
really, what would a Shakespeare play be without a fool? A bunch of frustrated people, epic
misunderstandings and esoteric language.
The fool brings the breath of fresh air, the comic relief to the
play. And thank goodness for that.
6. The
Love Fool – As in the
90s pop song by the Cardigans, because no matter where I hear it, my toes tap
and my mood gets lighter, and I have to stop and hum along. So love me, love me….
So this
April Fool’s Day, I hope you stop for a moment in the midst of the traditional
prank playing to remember that not all fools are foolish. Some are just foolish enough for
foolishness.
Happy April
Fool’s Day!
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