The Laughter Of God

A neuro-surgeon and an obstetrician were having coffee together in the hospital cafeteria. They began to philosophize over the fact that one of them was constantly involved in near-death situations while the other was constantly involved in new-life situations. This led to a discussion of reincarnation. The surgeon said he didn’t believe in it. The obstetrician said, “If I am destined to come back into this world again, and if I have a choice, I’m going to be a perpetual baby.” He then explained:

Why is it that everyone refers to a baby as a helpless little thing? Give a baby a home of his own, and he is the least helpless person in it. All he needs to do to have his every want filled is to let out one small peep. If help doesn’t come at once, he need only extend the peep into a wail. And if the wail gets loud enough, he can throw the entire household into a tailspin…