A life full of laughter

Number of pages: 296 It is a serious matter to believe a serious statement if the statement-maker does not have a sense of humor. In fact, if the speaker evokes the bleak image of the brow resting on the hand and the form of a body bent by the torments of the world; I will do my best to replace the discouraging environment with a brighter atmosphere, where serious people really laugh, cough, chuckle, and giggle in their attempts to stay in this old mean world and perhaps make a difference. Langston Hughes knew that a life lived on wide streets lined with trees must be lived with a sense of humor; what about the lives of many people who live their lives clinging precariously to the rocky edge of poverty and rejection. Hughes knew that if people walking in the broad paths of privilege smile kindly; then the people in the torn streets of discrimination need to laugh from their depths to survive. Maya Angelou