Attuning to the material is the importance for realizing the power that resides within an object, which equates to the physical and male properties of the application. The mental symbols and associations that are equated with the object are the spiritual and female balance given to the physical which produces the change or effect that can be made with a tool. There are yet other kinds of tools. One of my favorite tools is humor. Dreary meet and dreary part and dreary meet again is not the promise that I make.
Laughter is good for both spiritual and physical health.
It is also a very powerful ward, if properly used. Yes, skill is required to use laughter as a tool. Telling a humorous story is an art. We often need the diversion of laughter and the element of surprise to change our outlook on life. We have plenty of doom and gloom in the headlines, and the stress saloons where many of us make money can have a detrimental affect over time.