#abbrevationgeneration

Of all the things I found myself befuddled with previous year (believe me, there were numerous), the one thing, rather a pertinent question of time, an enigma which lugged around was the concept of LOL.

Although a millennial, I am not incredibly inclined to use or think in the abbreviation LOL; which already makes me ancient to a many.  What I was fascinated by over several years of observation, was the body language which followed the expression. I mean there is no Laughing out Loud, is it? There is either a reactive ball of breath coughed up with a ‘Ha!’ or there are somewhat suppressed giggles, as if in the most loving-sneering manner someone’s misery is being talked about. No Laugh and audibly nothing Loud.

Why don’t we laugh, rather laugh with our body anymore? I completely and utterly understand the occasions to have a gut-pain inducing or a tear rolling-down-cheek laugh have contracted considerably in past couple of years’, but why is that we starve our body of unrestrained laughter even when the situation presents itself loud and clear?

As I said, it remains a mystery. An unexciting and a petty one, but still. Perhaps, someday the brilliant minds who introduced us to ghosting, zombieing, orbiting and other such anthropologically inspired  ‘ings’ shall find a label for this human condition as well.

Till then, I wish we laugh more with our bodies and lessen our indulgence with the coughed up goo. A happier new year, you. (Image from: Google)