Lemony Snicket said:
Everyone should be able to do one card trick, tell two jokes, and recite three poems, in case they are ever trapped in an elevator.
I love this Lemony Snicket quote because it reminds me of my grandpa.
When I was a kid every time my grandpa would visit he’d always have a new joke, riddle, and magic trick to show me. It was always something I always looked forward to.
This is a great rule to live by. We should all have tricks and quotes in our back pocket just in case we need to fill a dull moment. Keep things interesting.
Over the last few days I’ve been trying to memorize Shakespeare’s To Be Or Not To Be speech from Hamlet for this very reason. I just want to have it up there in my brain rattling around in case it could ever be of use. Who knows. If nothing else it’s a nice brain exercise and it makes me feel more interesting.