Lady is looking for her friend, Copper. At least, I think that is why she escaped from her new pen with new friends where I re-homed her after Buffy’s death. Someone said once: “It is not good for man to be alone.” I think that must apply to hens, too. Everybody needs somebody.

Lady may have read my last post where my husband and I were mocking people whose social engineering was wearing off. Laughing is sometimes a coping mechanism for more serious concerns behind ‘social engineering.’ That is, combining twentieth century public education (Dewey planned) with AI technology, to create better human beings.

Let’s be honest about public education in the twentieth century. The world as we see it now is the result. Add AI to it, and well, that’s why Viktor Frankl says to laugh. At least the YouTube video in my cue claims that is one of his coping mechanisms. Add that book to my long list of things worth knowing.

When I grew up laughing meant you weren’t working hard enough. Or you were up to mischief. Old School values were necessary in the Great Depression when my parents grew up, when all your focus should be on surviving. I get it. They may yet be needed again. But I have learned from experience that if I don’t laugh and thereby relieve the pressure in my head- it may explode. Head explosions are a real thing. See my story on Nextdoor called “Exploding Heads.”

Lady, the hen, is looking for Copper. That happy time in life where we all friends enjoyed days of plenty and peace. Days very much like Early America before the wars came and world empires struggled to dominate, I imagine.

There were days when men, women, Indians, migrants, lived in peace. I think. But I am not too optimistic it lasted long without the ongoing power struggle that characterizes much of human history. Why are human beings always destroying things? Seems like the ones with the most power do the most destroying, too. No one remembers those people, either.

This is when I ask a question to continue the quest. What does Viktor Frankl say about power and human beings? And laughing?

Back soon…

Here’s a video that discusses human beings and fear. And power over fear and laughter. So, you may join me on my quest if you like.

I consider YouTube about one step below Wikipedia when it comes to credibility. However, the secret to internet searching is to get primary sources quoted in questionable ones. There was a man named Viktor Frankl, he did write a book called “Mans’ Search for Meaning.” Of that I can be certain.

Two plus two equals four!