A life without laughter

It is a serious matter to believe a serious statement if the speaker does not have a sense of humor. In fact, if the speaker evokes the bleak image of a forehead supported by a hand, and a body bent by the calamities of the world; I will do my best to replace the discouraging environment with a brighter atmosphere, where serious people actually laugh, and chuckle in their attempts to stay in this old, mean world and perhaps make a difference. Langston Hughes knew that the life lived in 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 the people walking in the broad paths of privilege smile kindly; then the people in the torn streets of discrimination need to laugh from the depths of their souls to survive!