http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/2008/08/15/who-is-laughing-at-whom/ Love, Life, Meaning, Zen, and Science, by Norm Bearrentine Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/2008/08/15/who-is-laughing-at-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Needless Suffering and the Illusion of Responsibility | The Short Version Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:03:06 +0000 http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/?p=257#comment-434 [...] I have to pretend to take them seriously in order to keep the social machinery operating smoothly, and at the same time, I have to pretend to take myself seriously. If I were to start laughing at myself the way I do when I’m alone, they would want to know what’s funny, especially if we’re in a hospital room where someone may be dying. (More about laughter: “Who Is Laughing at Whom?”) [...] [...] I have to pretend to take them seriously in order to keep the social machinery operating smoothly, and at the same time, I have to pretend to take myself seriously. If I were to start laughing at myself the way I do when I’m alone, they would want to know what’s funny, especially if we’re in a hospital room where someone may be dying. (More about laughter: “Who Is Laughing at Whom?”) [...]

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