Laughter, often seen as a simple, spontaneous reaction to humor, holds a deeper, more significant role in our lives. It is a universal language that breaks cultural and linguistic barriers, creates connections, and strengthens social bonds. While it is prone to the laws of diminishing returns, do we stop considering the significant return at the margin? Inappropriate humor in the wrong context can have dangerous risks. But, we must not understate the benefits of being capable of and comfortable with laughing at oneself and the world.
“I will laugh at the world. And most of all, I will laugh at myself for humans are most comical when we take ourselves too seriously. Never will I fall into this trap of the mind.”
— Og Mandino, The Greatest Salesman in the World
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