Can Contemplatives Have Fun?

Two words I often don’t hear together: “contemplation” and “fun” — or, for that matter, “mysticism” and “fun.”

Recently I have been thinking about this, and I decided it was worth writing about.

I like having fun.

If you know me in person you know that I have a playful, almost goofy personality. I have a fondness for madcap TV sitcoms, for awful puns (the groanier the better), and for kittens (even if you hate cats, you gotta admit, kittens are fun). I love miniature golf, fireworks, piñatas, ba...