Seriousness.

If you know me personally, you won't be surprised that I take everything as a joke. That's just my way of expressing myself. It's been that way since, I have no idea when.

My whole teen years in school were spent hearing the words "you're not getting anywhere with that non serious attitude of yours". Which was really something harsh to say to a young person.

However, I made it far enough, right? I got a degree, I got a good job, I moved abroad for another degree, got another job, and the list goes on. 

But, my non serious attitude still remains. I like making jokes. Life is already too hard for me to not make fun of the things that I can. And what encourages me is the fact that my friends are the same way. We make fun of everything. And when I say everything I mean EVERYTHING. There's nothing wrong with that in my opinion. 

I believed that until I met this one specific person who asked me why I needed to joke all the time. At first, I didn't take them seriously either but as events turned, that was a huge problem in their books.

And you know the worst part? They got into my head. Now I get bugged when I ask or tell my friends something serious and what I get in return is a joke. Usually, I would in return make a joke but now I just get bummed? Weird.

It's not like I didn't think or behave seriously where it was absolutely necessary, but if a joke could lighten the mood or reduce the severity of a situation, then what was so bad about me making one?