幽默感是非常重要的(Sense of humor is very important )

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biologically,thereisonlyonequalitywhichdistinguishesusfromanimals:theabilitytolaugh.inauniversewhichappearstobeutterlydevoidofhumor,weenjoythissupremeluxury.anditisaluxury,forunlikeanyotherbodilyprocess,laughterdoesseemtoserveabiologicallyusefulpurpose.inadividedworld,laughterisaunifyingforce.humanbeingsopposeeachotheronagreatmanyissues.nationsmaydisagreeaboutsystemsofgovernmentandhumanrelationsmaybeplaguedbyideologicalfactionsandpoliticalcamps,butweallsharetheabilitytolaugh.andlaughter,inturn,dependsonthatmostplexandsubtleofallhumanqualities:asenseofhumour.certainicstereotypeshaveauniversalappeal.thiscanbestbeseenfromtheworld-widepopularityofcharliechaplin’searlyfilms.thelittlemanatoddswithsocietyneverfailstoamusenomatterwhichcountryweefrom.asthatgreatmentatoronhumanaffairs,dr.samueljohnson,onceremarked,‘menhavebeenwiseinverydifferentmodes;buttheyhavealwayslaughedinthesameway.’

asenseofhumormaytakevariousformsandlaughtermaybeanythingfromarefinedtinkletoanearthquakingroar,buttheeffectisalwaysthesame.humourhelpsustomaintainacorrectsenseofvalues.itistheonequalitywhichpoliticalfanaticsappeartolack.ifwecanseethefunnyside,wenevermakethemistakeoftakingourselvestooseriously.wearealwaysremindedthattragedyisnotreallyfarremovedfromedy,sowenevergetalop-sidedviewofthings.

thisisoneofthechieffunctionsofsatireandirony.humanpainandsufferingaresogrim;wehoversooftenonthebrinkofwar;politicalrealitiesareusuallyenoughtoplugeusintototaldespair.insuchcircumstances,cartoonsandsatiricalaountsofsomberpoliticaleventsredressthebalance.theytakethewindoutofpompousandarrogantpoliticianswhohavelosttheirsenseofproportion.theyenableustoseethatmanyofourmostprofoundactionsaremerelyicorabsurd.welaughwhenagreatsatiristlikeswiftwritesaboutwaringulliver’stravels.thelilliputiansandtheirneighboursattackeachotherbecausetheycan’tagreeatwhichendtobreakanegg.welaughbecausewearemeanttolaugh;butwearemeanttoweeptoo.itisnowonderthatintotalitarianregimesanysatireagainsttheestablishmentiswhollybanned.itistoopowerfulaweapontobeallowedtoflourish.

thesenseofhumourmustbesingledoutasman’smostimportantqualitybecauseitisassociatedwithlaughter.andlaughter,inturn,isassociatedwithhappiness.courage,determination,initiative-thesearequalitieswesharewithotherformsoflife.butthesenseofhumourisuniquelyhuman.ifhappinessisoneofthegreatgoalsoflife,thenitisthesenseofhumourthatprovidesthekey.