The Usefulness of Jokes
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Book Introduction
Yoo Young-goo, a businessman and social activist
An excuse for a life lived like a joke
An autobiographical essay by Yoo Young-gu, former chairman of Myongji Academy and KBO commissioner.
Living a life full of ups and downs, whenever faced with a crisis, he has comforted himself and those around him with jokes that are steeped in the depths of life.
He explains why he loves jokes:
Because jokes have empathy, comfort, and understanding for one another.
His jokes also contain philosophies such as 'keep the basics and class' and 'make the listener shine brighter', so the jokes he tells people when they need a joke must have left a significant resonance.
“There have been many twists and turns in life.
I know everyone is like that, but I was like that too.
As we went through both big and small events, we would joke around and get through those times.
“If my joke can bring even a moment of comfort to someone else, even a moment of laughter, I think about how grateful I am for that.”
“In our society, where jokes are particularly stingy, I think my jokes can be a stepping stone to understanding each other.
Or maybe it could give someone the freedom to laugh and wipe away tears when they're feeling down or exhausted.
“Life is not something to laugh about, but isn’t it impossible to imagine a life without laughter?”
An excuse for a life lived like a joke
An autobiographical essay by Yoo Young-gu, former chairman of Myongji Academy and KBO commissioner.
Living a life full of ups and downs, whenever faced with a crisis, he has comforted himself and those around him with jokes that are steeped in the depths of life.
He explains why he loves jokes:
Because jokes have empathy, comfort, and understanding for one another.
His jokes also contain philosophies such as 'keep the basics and class' and 'make the listener shine brighter', so the jokes he tells people when they need a joke must have left a significant resonance.
“There have been many twists and turns in life.
I know everyone is like that, but I was like that too.
As we went through both big and small events, we would joke around and get through those times.
“If my joke can bring even a moment of comfort to someone else, even a moment of laughter, I think about how grateful I am for that.”
“In our society, where jokes are particularly stingy, I think my jokes can be a stepping stone to understanding each other.
Or maybe it could give someone the freedom to laugh and wipe away tears when they're feeling down or exhausted.
“Life is not something to laugh about, but isn’t it impossible to imagine a life without laughter?”
index
Chapter 1 Life is too short to live, love, and leave _ The Meaning of Life
The most beautiful illusion in the world / Living as a man with a wife / The hardest thing in life is getting used to death / Don't you want to see me leave? / The heart of a parent you didn't know when you were a son / Loving hearts
Chapter 2: The People I Meet Are My Life _ Meetings and Partings
My Worst Friend, Attorney Cho Young-rae / An Apology for My Friend Son Hak-gyu / Lee Eo-ryeong's Knife that Cuts Afflictions / Dongju's Hidden Gift by Lee Yong-hee / President Kim Young-sam's Dangerous Joke / Longing for the Taepyeonggwangiyeonghoe / Kim Dong-gil's Meal Fee / Where to Sleep Tonight, Shushan Boy / There is no 'if' in life / In Memory of Park Tae-geun, Who Understood the Spirit of Words / Brother Kim Dong-gun and [Gayo Stage] / Sister Son Sook's Inauguration as Minister of Environment / 'A Moment' More Precious Than 'Eternity'
Chapter 3: Life Makes Philosophers of Us All - Thought and Action
When Principles Collide / The Virtue of Consideration / A Tour of 'My' Cultural Heritage / Warmth and the Value of a Penny / A Mountain is a Mountain, and Water is Water / It's Better to Visit a Pharmacist After Death / The Church is a Mirror
Chapter 4: I Asked Baseball About Life - Baseball and Me
Applause for the Last Place Team / Heaven and Hell / Why Baseball is a Microcosm of Life / I Was a Runner on Base in the Bottom of the 9th / My Unfulfilled Unrequited Love for Baseball / The Hwayangyeonhwa of My Life with Baseball
Chapter 5: Every moment of life requires a joke - The Usefulness of Jokes
The Difference Between Tolerance and Courtesy / Humor Makes Even Whales Dance / Sometimes Shamelessness Is Necessary / The Shadow of Myongji Girls' High School / Presidents Named After Foreign Names in Seodaemun-gu / God's Grace to Fake Elders / A Bridge Built Through Choir and Humor / Japan's Conscience
Chapter 6 There is no reason for the pain of life, but it has meaning _ 1 pyeong of life
Suffering is not something to be overcome, but something to be passed through / "How did you come here?" / My wise life in Yeongwol / A certain comfort / It wasn't just suffering that was given
The most beautiful illusion in the world / Living as a man with a wife / The hardest thing in life is getting used to death / Don't you want to see me leave? / The heart of a parent you didn't know when you were a son / Loving hearts
Chapter 2: The People I Meet Are My Life _ Meetings and Partings
My Worst Friend, Attorney Cho Young-rae / An Apology for My Friend Son Hak-gyu / Lee Eo-ryeong's Knife that Cuts Afflictions / Dongju's Hidden Gift by Lee Yong-hee / President Kim Young-sam's Dangerous Joke / Longing for the Taepyeonggwangiyeonghoe / Kim Dong-gil's Meal Fee / Where to Sleep Tonight, Shushan Boy / There is no 'if' in life / In Memory of Park Tae-geun, Who Understood the Spirit of Words / Brother Kim Dong-gun and [Gayo Stage] / Sister Son Sook's Inauguration as Minister of Environment / 'A Moment' More Precious Than 'Eternity'
Chapter 3: Life Makes Philosophers of Us All - Thought and Action
When Principles Collide / The Virtue of Consideration / A Tour of 'My' Cultural Heritage / Warmth and the Value of a Penny / A Mountain is a Mountain, and Water is Water / It's Better to Visit a Pharmacist After Death / The Church is a Mirror
Chapter 4: I Asked Baseball About Life - Baseball and Me
Applause for the Last Place Team / Heaven and Hell / Why Baseball is a Microcosm of Life / I Was a Runner on Base in the Bottom of the 9th / My Unfulfilled Unrequited Love for Baseball / The Hwayangyeonhwa of My Life with Baseball
Chapter 5: Every moment of life requires a joke - The Usefulness of Jokes
The Difference Between Tolerance and Courtesy / Humor Makes Even Whales Dance / Sometimes Shamelessness Is Necessary / The Shadow of Myongji Girls' High School / Presidents Named After Foreign Names in Seodaemun-gu / God's Grace to Fake Elders / A Bridge Built Through Choir and Humor / Japan's Conscience
Chapter 6 There is no reason for the pain of life, but it has meaning _ 1 pyeong of life
Suffering is not something to be overcome, but something to be passed through / "How did you come here?" / My wise life in Yeongwol / A certain comfort / It wasn't just suffering that was given
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GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: September 30, 2025
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 336 pages | 125*187*10mm
- ISBN13: 9788946083998
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