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Humor and wisdom go well together. Wallace Parker has mixed the two and has come up with a funny inspirational paperback. Parker spent most of his working life as a marketing specialist, gathering and analyzing economic statistics for the business interests of Jacksonville FL. All the while, he was a good listener -- jotting down jokes that contained enduring kernels of down-to-earth philosophy. Parker picked up these gems of common sense at church, on the job, at civic club meetings or while chatting with friends. The result is Humor and Wisdom: Thoughts to Brighten and Enlighten Your Way. (O'Neil Publishing, Jacksonville FL, 1999). This is a book that should lie on a table in your den, for your own benefit; and on a table in your guest room for bed-time enlightenment of visitors. It would make a great gift for anyone. If you need a good joke to share with others, or a speech to make on a few hours' notice, or some "lessons for living" to pass along to your grandchildren, Humor and Wisdom is the place to start. Parker has catalogued the book neatly to appeal to different groups on different occasions. Here are examples of the thought-provoking prose that Parker has assembled: "Uncle Joe has doubts about equality before the law. He says no one cares if a banker writes a bad poem, but a poet who writes a bad check is sent to jail." And this: "Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off right now."
All of us should treasure his Oriental wisdom and his preaching of a
Zen-like detachment, as exemplified by his constant reminder to clerks,
tellers, or others who grew excited by his presence in their banks:
"Just lie down on the floor and keep calm."
-- Robert Wilson, "John Dillinger Died for You"
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
-- Albert Einstein
They laughed at Einstein. They laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they
also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
-- Carl Sagan
