Hilaire BellocFor I know that we laughers have a gross cousinship with the most high, and it is this contrast and perpetual quarrel which feeds a spring of merriment in the soul of a sane man.
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For I know that we laughers have a gross cousinship with the most high, and it is this contrast and perpetual quarrel which feeds a spring of merriment in the soul of a sane man. The poet John Milton wrote this quote about his seemingly endless supply of laughter. It is easy to laugh at something silly or ridiculous, and we can enjoy ourselves and feel good for a moment. But how many times do we catch ourselves laughing at something that doesn’t make us feel good? We can laugh at things that make us angry or sad or pathetic.
And we rarely do it out of joy, but more out of obligation or pity. So, instead of enjoying ourselves, we find ourselves stuck in a vicious cycle where we feel guilty for laughing too hard and even more guilty for not laughing hard enough.
Source: The Path To Rome
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