April Fools' Day

When we were younger, brazen and mischievous thoughts always ran up our sleeves on April 1st, aka April Fools' Day.

Today, one of my colleagues commented that he was being tricked by someone and realised to his dismay that it's April Fools' Day today. He asked, " Have we all lost our youth and laughter that we didn't realise it's April Fools' Day today?"

No we did not forget at all. It's just that the getting on in age makes us too occupied with things more imperative. Or maybe he's right. The childlikeness in us has perished and we have all became austere and solemn adults?

I guess my laughter is the best route to dig into those artless past, where every moment of reaction and impulse becomes so spontaneous and unpretentious.

Whether or not you have been made a mockery today, it's good to experience that naivety again. :)

About April Fools' Day!

April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day, though not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, enemies and neighbors, or sending them on fools' errands, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. In some countries, April Fools' jokes (also called April Fools) are only made before noon on 1 April.

"April 1st: This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four." — Mark Twain