Because laughter inevitably ends.

Because death is more natural than life.

Because mankind is nary a blip in the universe.

Because I stopped smoking.

Because not all tears are evil.

Because the deeper the grief, the closer is god.

Because god is a concept.

Entropy.

Seasonal affective disorder.

Why laughter?

Because awkward silences facilitate it.

Because audiences congratulate it.

Because anxiety perpetuates it.

Because clowns thrive on it.

Because faces wrinkle to accommodate it.

Because laugh tracks enforce it.

Because it's true.

Why not?