Red Nose Day

Friday was red nose day in England, a day of comedy for charity, instigated by Comic Relief and with the purpose of raising money by cheering people up. And what a great idea that is. Sir Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi, addressed the topic in his Thought for the Day on BBC Radio Four’s Today programme. He pointed out that there is something spiritual about humour, our ability to laugh at something meaning that we are less intimidated by it: “humour is the opening of freedom in the prison wall of fate; it’s a close relative of hope”. Humour heightens humanity and creates bonds. How true.

For me it was a red nose day simply because I was out in the sun again, as much as possible, and the sun kindly put a little colour on my face. Hopefully my silly reddish nose cheered someone up a little.

http://www.comicrelief.com

http://www.rednoseday.com

My dear football players in Tottenham of course joined the cause; below Dimitar Berbatov, handsome even with a silly red nose. (Image courtesy of www.tottenhamhotspur.com )