Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shaw notes that humor and seriousness in life continue regardless of death.
- In plain terms
- Life remains funny and serious even with death.
- What can you take from it?
- Life persists through tragedy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does life feel when someone dies?
- Can you laugh while grieving?
Another view
Grief can overshadow humor temporarily.
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