The Jester archetype embodies the fun and enjoyable part of day to day activities. Those who express the Jester finds a way to lighten up any situation or task they participate in and make it enjoyable for all those involved. For example, a manager at a fast food restaurant that has his/her staff do inventory, (a very tedious, boring and time consuming task), would play fun music, strike up interesting conversation or offer a prize for whomever finishes first. This allows those around the Jester to have a good time and momentarily forget their troubles. To a Jester, every second is not a second wasted, this the fear and main negative drawback of the Jester. The Jester seeks to have something occupy every second their day, and to that effect to make it fun. Even relaxing must be filled with laughter.
Now that's not to say that everybody that cracks a good joke every once in a while is a Jester, that person could be completely humorous 23 hours of the day until five pm where their doing stand up comedy to get by. A Jester is humorous in everything they do. Although a funny and charismatic person, the Jester has a understanding worldview and is better with people, than say a destroyer, who would get easily agitated with a person who whines as opposed to the Jester who would work an angle on making that person smile or at least giggle. A jester would be able to use humor to lighten a serious mood, dissolve a quarrel quickly and effectively or get through a stressful situation. Laughter is seen as a survival mechanism in nature so it would make sense that those who know how to have a good laugh would be better able to have a brighter out look on life. Another basic characteristic of a Jester would be the widespread appearance of them in everyday society. The comedic industry is basically a Jesters guild of sorts, her to bring humor to millions upon millions of people, just like Caregivers as nurses are here to heal and nurture.
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