APAD: Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep

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7grizzly
楼主 (文学城)

alone.

Meaning:

Look happy as people are attracted to happiness but repelled by misery.

 

Background:

 

This expression was coined by American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850-1919) in

her poem "Solitude" (1883):

 

    Laugh, and the world laughs with you;

    Weep, and you weep alone.

    For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,

    But has trouble enough of its own.

    Sing, and the hills will answer;

    Sigh, it is lost on the air.

    The echoes bound to a joyful sound,

    But shrink from voicing care.

    

    Rejoice, and men will seek you;

    Grieve, and they turn and go.

    They want full measure of all your pleasure,

    But they do not need your woe.

    Be glad, and your friends are many;

    Be sad, and you lose them all.

    There are none to decline your nectared wine,

    But alone you must drink life's gall.

    

    Feast, and your halls are crowded;

    Fast, and the world goes by.

    Succeed and give, and it helps you live,

    But no man can help you die.

    There is room in the halls of pleasure

    For a long and lordly train,

    But one by one we must all file on

    Through the narrow aisles of pain.

 

 

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CBA7
True but a bit sad. Anyway, Happy Monday! :)
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7grizzly
Thanks but truth should never sadden us. Happy Monday!
唐宋韵
Nice poem, and I'll taste it in depth later.
唐宋韵
I've not wept since I was 12. Maybe not healthy...
移花接木
weep and the world laughs at you
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7grizzly
Same here. I love it.
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7grizzly
weeping is known to be cathartic
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7grizzly
sometimes deservedly.
盈盈一笑间
楼上两位是好男儿有泪不轻弹呀。佩服一下!不过这样岂不是少了一个疏解压力的办法?:)

 

在下还挺喜欢哭鼻子的。

有压力,哭一哭。

不高兴,哭一哭。

哭完,心情就会平和很多,有益于健康。

当然,肯定都是私下哭。公开场合,尤其职场,还是要挺住!

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7grizzly
有泪不轻弹 is tied to male survival need. Nothing to be proud of.
盈盈一笑间
理解。不容易。对于我来说,只有解决了心情,才能解决事情。

大哭一场,就是一个自我恢复的过程。哭完了,该干嘛干嘛。

卫宁
haha, Laugh and the world may laugh at you
卫宁
世人笑我忒疯颠,我笑世人看不穿 :))
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Oona
是的,个人的十字架需要自己扛。
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7grizzly
Both get a laugh. A win-win :-)
盈盈一笑间
噗~~
盈盈一笑间
还有一句是,要与喜乐的人同乐;要与哀哭的人同哭。问好Oona。:))
唐宋韵
你若让我“大哭一场”,不如给我根绳儿算了。Truth, nothing to be proud of...
天边一片白云
Good point. We shall laugh and sing more.
卫宁
还有一句:先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐:))
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waterfowl
Sometimes, the world laughs at you.
盈盈一笑间
有情怀!:))
盈盈一笑间
那咱就心理强大地朝the world 回翻个白眼呗。礼尚往来。:))
盈盈一笑间
眼泪帮助排毒。为了健康,哭吧。吼吼。:))
暖冬cool夏
Love it! 才来读,可是发现金句多多!