Laughter is the language of the soul.
Interpretation
Laughter expresses deep emotions and connects us on a spiritual level.
This quote suggests that laughter transcends mere humor; it is a profound expression of our inner selves. When we laugh genuinely, we communicate joy, hope, and connection, showcasing our most authentic nature and revealing the essence of our humanity.
In practice
In a speech about resilience, I could say, 'Remember, laughter is the language of the soul, so letβs find joy even in tough times.'
Perhaps this war will pass like the others which divided us leaving us dead, killing us along with the killers but the shame of this time puts its burning fingers to our faces. Who will erase the ruthlessness hidden in innocent blood?
I want to see the thirst inside the syllables I want to touch the fire in the sound: I want to feel the darkness of the cry. I want words as rough as virgin rocks.β - Verb.
Only do not forget, if I wake up crying it's only because in my dream I'm a lost child hunting through the leaves of the night for your hands.
And here am I, budding among the ruins with only sorrow to bite on, as if weeping were a seed and I the earth's only furrow.
Once more I am the silent one who came out of the distance wrapped in cold rain and bells: I owe to earth's pure death the will to sprout.
I learned about life from life itself, love I learned in a single kiss and could teach no one anything except that I have lived with something in common among men.
There is more beauty in truth, even if it is a dreadful beauty. The storytellers at the city gate twist life so that it looks sweet to the lazy and the stupid and the weak, and this only strengthens their infirmities and teaches nothing, cures nothing, nor does it let the heart soar.
I had a great teacher in India who said to me, 'If you think you're spiritual and evolved and enlightened, go home for Christmas.'
The world is his who can see through its pretension. What deafness, what stone-blind custom, what overgrown error you behold, is there only by sufferance,--by your sufferance. See it to be a lie, and you have already dealt it its mortal blow.
If you do something once, people will call it an accident. If you do it twice, they call it a coincidence. But do it a third time and you've just proven a natural law!
It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.