Just today...

Just today, my wife and I shared a few minutes alone. I looked at her and while I knew she was a little upset at me for having one of my "moments" earlier, I thought of how I could break through and get a smile from her. I remembered that several weeks ago, I heard Glenn Beck on the radio asking simple & routine questions that a (are you smarter than a) 5th grader could easily answer. So, I figured since I was one step closer to the doghouse I would try the "intellectual" approach. I asked my wife the following question:

What are the names of 5 oceans in the world?

She replied:

1) The Atlantic Ocean,

2) The Pacific Ocean.... and are you ready???

3) Oceans 11, Oceans 12, and Oceans 13 (as in, the Brad Pitt, George Clooney series of movies)

We looked at each other in utter silence for a moment, then we broke out in laughter. I knew that this was really her filipino-brand of humor. My wife is very intelligent, but I knew that when she began searching her mind for the names of the other oceans, which most people could not guess by the way, and she hit a road-block it was great to see her ability to laugh at herself. This has been a great ability of the Filipino people to be able to take whatever circumstances life has given them and yet many are still able to find joy and hope in the small details of life.

I think that day-by-day I am becoming more like this myself, with the help of my loving wife, Jescel.

PS: Typically, I believe that we recognize 4 oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian, and the Arctic oceans, with the 5th one being debated,which is the Antarctic (or Southern) Ocean,FYI.