[tanstaafl28]

 

[eeo]

Depends on the angle you're looking at things from. Or your state of mind.

 

[Three2VanGogh]

Life is meaningless and absurd if you can detach and think about it from a distance, yet full of suffering and drama if you take it close to heart?

 

[HigherFrequencyYou]

Here's what I get out of it:

Life is ridiculous however you look at it, so it's up to you whether or when you laugh or weep.

Another way of putting it: What's not to laugh at?

Well, that's up to you, and when. Even when others don't like it.

 

[Flabarac Brupip]

So life is a comedy and a tragedy for everyone according to this. Sounds about right.

 

[recycled_lube_oil]

Thinkers can laugh or cry.

Feelers can only feel.

 

[thedazzlingdexter]

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Isn't this a type a Nihilism? When things so pointless it's funny

 

[Allostasis]

I think it is very dull yet pretends to look as something profound without any justification.
Just my honest impression.

 

[ai.tran.75]

Unsure if I agree - if that’s the case I must be a thinker


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[Whippit]

It's poignant. Aside from projecting MBTI onto what Horace Walpole, the 4th Earl of Orford (?), intended, I suppose everybody has thought life was both a tragedy and a comedy at one time or the other.

 

[Ms. Aligned]

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So basically, it's a bitch. Confirmed. Lol!

Idk though, seems kind of opposite...

 

[nam]

billionaire

 

[OrchidSugar]

Mine is a dark comedy

 

[OrchidSugar]

Thinkers can laugh or cry.

Feelers can only feel.

How very astute 🙄

 

[angeleyes]

And all this time I thought it was a box of chocolates.

 

[Joe Black]

If I'm trying to understand what Horace is trying to communicate... I think he's trying to say that one's perspective on life can greatly influence how they experience it. Those who think critically and analytically may find humour and irony in difficult situations, while those who have a strong emotional response to events may find them to be more tragic and difficult.

e.g.
Job loss:
a) This is terrible! How am I going to pay the rent now?
b) What a relief! That place wasn't for me anyway. Now I can focus on finding another job and going for interview without having to pretend I'm not find another job! lol

Someone disagrees with you on a forum:
a) WHAT!?!? How mean! How dare they? No one ever understands me!
b) Interesting point! I'm glad people here can broaden my thoughts a bit. Go free speech! Maybe I gotta work on articulating my thoughts better! They're right... I guess I'm not that smart!

 

[ENTJudgement]

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Rings true to me, when I see the ironies in life via thinking, it's fkin hilarious how stupid/absurd some things are.
When I go at life with feels, the highs are great but the crashes are tragic.

 

[Joe Black]

it's fkin hilarious how stupid/absurd some things are.

 

[ENTJudgement]

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Italy looks like a shoe and China looks like a chicken

 

[lww23]

What is life?
What does life mean to you?
Do you consider life to be [primarily, or, defined by] existence, being, and body, or mind, spirit, and soul?
Do we have only one life or multiple lives?
Is life mostly being or becoming?

The quote can be interpreted in whatever way the reader prefers and there's no standard answer. Most educated people probably are capable of coming up with some bite-sized philosophy like this. But before we explain the quote, it might be a good idea to look into some more fundamental questions.