> "Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
> Weep, and you weep alone;
> For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth
> To match its own."
The poem explores the idea that while happiness is contagious and shared, sorrow is a solitary experience. The world is indifferent to our individual sadness.
It's a powerful and thought-provoking reflection on human emotions and the way we experience them in relation to the world around us.