{"id":24823,"date":"2023-04-19T07:51:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T10:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=24823"},"modified":"2023-04-19T08:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:19:00","slug":"coincidence-long-live-humorous-day-and-mr-gad-el-maleh-on-his-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2023\/04\/19\/coincidence-long-live-humorous-day-and-mr-gad-el-maleh-on-his-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Coincidence: long live &#8220;Humorous Day&#8221; and Mr. Gad El Maleh on his birthday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Smile1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24518\"\/><figcaption>A sense of humour gives us perspective<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi adores Mr. Gad el Maleh&#8217;s sense of humour (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GUaxbt\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GUaxbt<\/a>). She has three older posts about him, all shown further below. Well, if she may, she will wish him a Happy Birthday now. May he be healthy and happy, along with his loved ones. May he keep entertaining us while making us smile and laugh in both French and English!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of note, today happens to also be &#8220;<em>Humorous Day<\/em>&#8220;. What is the latter? It is a 24-hour time in the year, which is dedicated to gaining perspective from humour in whatever situation we may be facing, no matter how tough. It means trying to look at the bright side of life, even when the latter seems too dark or too unfair. It also seems to mean the following: Finding humour, remembering to smile to life and to others (without forgetting the person we daily see in our mirror), and to at times laughing, instead of crying, to life&#8217;s misery (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/41jJuyp\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/41jJuyp<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This being said, Bambi wishes Mr. Gad El Maleh the same joy he spoils his audience with. She also wishes you all a day of (genuine) smiles, fun, and funny moments; all this despite any challenge or deception. May you re-connect with or discover your courage, if your day is difficult. May you give and receive love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude, humour and music will have the final word: first, Mr. Gad El Maleh&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Flowers- Women and Flowers<\/em>&#8221; (subtitled in English) as well as &#8220;<em>The Cousin<\/em>&#8221; (French) :). Second,  the late and great Mr. Jean Lapointe&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Rire aux larmes<\/em>&#8221; [<em>Laugh to tears<\/em>]. A quick English translation of this French song&#8217;s lyrics follow; thanks to dear <em>Mr. Google Translate<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Les fleurs - Women and flowers - Gad Elmaleh (English subtitels)\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qtPNPLS_GKU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"gad el maleh le cousin\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rqc46yqUxNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rire aux larmes\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMs7huPhj60?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s easy in full happiness to laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>laugh to tears, laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It is possible in the midst of\nmisfortune to laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Being happy is curious, it puts water in your eyes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Happiness makes children and\nlovers laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But the great sadness that we\ncan no longer bear<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It doesn&#8217;t make you cry\nanymore, no, it does<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>laugh to tears, laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It happens in full happiness\nfrom laughter to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>laugh to tears, laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It happens in the midst of\nmisfortune to laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Just tell us when our joys\nseek to tumble<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It&#8217;s funny to death someone\nwho falls on the nose<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And since anyway we really\ncan&#8217;t change anything<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rather than crying it&#8217;s better\nto<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>laugh to tears, laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It&#8217;s easy in full happiness to\nlaugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>laugh to tears, laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It is possible in the midst of\nmisfortune to laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>laugh to tears, laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It&#8217;s easy in full happiness to\nlaugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>laugh to tears, laugh to tears<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It is possible in the midst of misfortune to laugh to tears<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-bambi-039-s-afkar\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"INy83gXjbV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2022\/11\/12\/mr-gad-el-malehs-change-of-faith-a-personalized-spiritual-lived-experienceof-the-heart\/\">Mr. Gad El Maleh&#8217;s change of faith: A personalized, spiritual &#8220;lived experience&#8221; of the heart<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Mr. Gad El Maleh&#8217;s change of faith: A personalized, spiritual &#8220;lived experience&#8221; of the heart&#8221; &#8212; Bambi&#039;s Afkar\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2022\/11\/12\/mr-gad-el-malehs-change-of-faith-a-personalized-spiritual-lived-experienceof-the-heart\/embed\/#?secret=INy83gXjbV\" data-secret=\"INy83gXjbV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-bambi-039-s-afkar\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kvVsj88SuN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/20\/do-you-know-mr-gad-el-maleh-he-is-too-funny-in-both-french-english\/\">Do you know Mr. Gad el Maleh? 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She has three older posts about him, all shown further below. Well, if she may, she will wish him a Happy Birthday now. May he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24823"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24823"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24838,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24823\/revisions\/24838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}