The mask of laughter

First of all, I'd just like to say that I'm sorry that I didn't post last week. I did a lot of self reflecting and I felt too emotionally unstable to be throwing my opinions out there and influencing other people.

I have no clue what has influenced me to write on this topic. Something was said in class Tuesday, I made a note about this subject, and here we are: the mask of laughter.
"It is better to laugh than it is to cry."
"I smile because I have no idea what is going on."
"Laughter is the best medicine."
We've all heard these saying so frequently that we tend to throw them in with other cliches and not actually think about them. Its true, people sometimes laugh because it is better (or at least it feels better) than crying, People smile when they have no clue what's happening around them, & laughter can make any one feel better no matter what state they are in. But perhaps we hide too much behind smiles and laughter. We take it for granted and believe every smile we see. A smile is one of the most powerful things in the world and it is also the easiest to fake. Now I am not by any means saying all smiles and laughter are fake! I am merely saying that emotions are deeper than our face and vocal chords and I believe that laughter can hide a lot of things. After all we laugh when we are happy, we laugh when we are confused, we try to smile when we're sad, some men even 'laugh in the face of death.' All of this suggest the power of laughter and the almost indistinguishable line between laughter and sorrow. We cry when we laugh yet we laugh to avoid crying. Maybe we don't need to distinguish the line. Maybe I'm over thinking things (as I tend to do). Maybe you guys have better opinions and maybe Id like to hear them. Maybe you could leave you comments in the comment section. (Please?)