A poor orphan in his boyhood, he rose to be the favorite adviser of a powerful king. A scholar and a poet, Ramakrishna exposed superstition and stupid pride to ridicule. Both man and animals weep. But only man laughs. Laughter brings a sense of lightness and freshness and infuses a new spirit.
Laughter mirrors a man's nature.
A person, who laughs at the lame and the blind or at those who slip and fall on the road, shows his immaturity. So also the man who laughs in his vanity or to hurt the feelings of others. But humor which shows the foolish pride of others and tries to correct others is good humor which comes from a mind free from poison is good humor. In olden times court jesters wereappointed to crack jokes and to amuse kings. Among these jesters the most famous was Tenali Ramakrishna.