The ability to laugh at your own flaws, weaknesses and blunders has long been recognizedas
The ability to laugh at your own flaws, weaknesses and blunders has long been recognized as a sign of maturity.【C1】______Eleanor Roosevelt put it, "You don't grow up【C2】______you have your first good laugh at yourself." And yet this is one of the most difficult aspects of your【C3】______of humor to develop. It's easy to see the humor in someone else's【C4】______or flaws, but it's another story when the【C5】______thing happens to us. That's why we've put【C6】______working on this part, of your sense of humor until you've already【C7】______some good humor skills in areas that have【C8】______to do with laughing at yourself.
Oscar Wilde once offered a valuable【C9】______about the way we live our lives when he said that" Life is【C10】______important to be taken seriously."【C11】______do you think he meant by this? I don't think he meant you don't have to【C12】______your responsibilities, promises, work, etc. seriously. He didn't mean that it's OK to live life with no【C13】______. I think he meant that the quality of our life【C14】______when we approach everything in a【C15】______manner. We lose the aliveness, joy and【C16】______we had when we were kids when we take everything so seriously,【C17】______when we take ourselves so seriously.
I think the key here is to take your work and your responsibility seriously,【C18】______take yourself lightly in the【C19】______When you take yourself seriously all the time, you will【C20】______many benefits that a playful attitude and humor can offer.
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