Wall of Laughter

Wall of Laughter There was once a very strong and high wall that stood in some place, stretching far on both sides. The people who lived on both sides of the wall knew nothing about what lay on the either side and about those who lived there. One day, the people from one side of the wall wanted to learn about things on the other side. So, for this purpose, they built a tall ladder and placed it against the wall. They sent a man from among them up the ladder so that he could see what lay beyond the wall and come down and tell them what he saw. But when the man climbed the ladder and got to the top, he found the world on the other side to be so beautiful that he just couldn’t contain himself. He started to laugh uncontrollably and leapt across to the other side! After this, the people living on this side of the wall sent another man up the ladder. But then the very same thing happened this time as well! When he reached the top, he found what he saw on the other side so wonderful that he burst out laughing and jumped to the other side of the wall. This kept happening, over and over again. Each time the people sent a man up the ladder he found the sight on the other side of the wall so attractive that he laughed out loud and then leapt across to the other side. In this way, despite their efforts, the people living on this side of the wall remained completely unaware of what lay on the other side. This ‘laughing wall’ is like the ‘wall’ of death. One part of our life lies on this side of the ‘wall’ of death. On the other side