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The Power of Joy: Insist on Enjoying Life

Life can be serious, even tragic. We all face hardships, loss, failure, disappointment, uncertainty. The weight of the world can press down on us, and if we let it, it will take everything we have just to get through the day. But if all we focus on is struggle, if we only ever speak of hardship, what kind of life are we living?

Believe in something different. Perhaps absolutely insist on enjoying life.

The Freedom to Laugh

Pain is part of life, but so is laughter. There is a kind of relief that comes from stepping back and seeing the absurdity in our struggles, from realizing that even the worst moments can become stories we tell with a smile. Outsiders may be surprised when they hear us laugh about things that once caused deep suffering. They might think it insensitive, even inappropriate. But what they don’t understand is that laughter is a sign of resilience.

We aren’t laughing at the pain itself. We are laughing because we made it through.

We are laughing because we have been given the power to help others, to share our experiences in a way that lightens the load. And we are laughing because, sometimes, life is just ridiculous. The human experience is filled with irony, with unexpected twists, with moments that, at the time, felt like the end of the world but, in hindsight, became part of the great, unpredictable adventure.

Balancing Compassion with Perspective

When we see someone struggling, we offer what we can. We share what we’ve learned, we provide support, we extend a helping hand. But we have also learned that we cannot carry the entire burden of the world on our shoulders.

There is a difference between being compassionate and being consumed. Those who try to take on the pain of everyone around them often find themselves sinking under its weight. The truth is, no one benefits from that. The world doesn’t need more exhausted, broken people. It needs people who are strong, who are grounded, who have the energy to give without losing themselves in the process.

That is why we hold onto joy. That is why we laugh. A light heart is not a sign of ignorance or indifference, it is a sign of wisdom. It is a sign of someone who understands that carrying the troubles of the world alone serves no one.

A Life Worth Living

Imagine walking into a room where everyone is serious, burdened, overwhelmed. Would you want to stay? Would you feel inspired to keep going?

Now imagine walking into a space filled with warmth, with laughter, with people who acknowledge the difficulties of life but refuse to be defined by them. That is the kind of life we strive for, not one that ignores hardship, but one that rises above it.

We do not deny that life can be painful. We do not pretend that challenges don’t exist. But we refuse to let those things be all there is.

We choose to laugh.

We choose to find joy, not just in the grand, extraordinary moments, but in the small, simple ones, the kind words of a friend, the humor in a mistake, the beauty of an ordinary day.

Why Shouldn’t We Laugh?

We have endured.

We have faced obstacles, disappointments, heartbreak. We have known failure, uncertainty, and fear. But we are still here. We have learned, we have grown, and we have found ways to move forward.

So why shouldn’t we laugh?

Why shouldn’t we find joy in the mere fact that we are alive, that we have another day to experience the world, to connect with others, to keep going?

Laughter does not dismiss the seriousness of life; it honors the fact that we are more than our struggles.

And so, we laugh. We share stories. We embrace the humor, the absurdity, the beauty of simply being here. We do it because we must, because joy is proof that life is worth living.

Because if we do not laugh, if we do not insist on enjoying life, then what was the point of enduring hardship in the first place?