When someone makes light of something that someone else finds serious, the person making fun is almost always in the right, as long as their intentions are pure.
We shouldn’t mock a person in pain. But we should mock pain itself, show it that it cannot control us, that we do not find it a serious threat. Let pain know who’s boss. Turn tragedy into laughter, so our lives can be funny instead of dour.
Learn this lesson early – don’t take pain’s side against joy.
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