Why we laugh less as we grow old?

Question

I laugh a lot but see people who don't reciprocate even a small baby smiles at them

Answer 1

I think that people take things too seriously as they get older.

I try to laugh every day and if you spend enough time with children, you will too.

We don't walk around puddles, we run through them. We don't take umbrellas with us, we run in the rain. We chase rainbows and look for butterflies.

Life is not measured by the breaths we take,
But by the moments that take our breath.

Answer 2

I definitely laugh more now then 10, 20, 30 or more years ago. Does that mean I am not growing older? I smile when I wake up, first thing I say is 'thank you God for a good sleep (even if it was not perfect), I tell my husband 'I love you' and ask 'is it time for a cup of tea?' That start of a day is working perfectly to be happy and if you are happy, you can laugh more, even about yourself, which is the most important laughter. Suggest, try it!!!

Answer 3

No offence meant. Just some questions.

Do you laugh heartily , now, when you see a monkey dancing to the tunes of his mater? Once , when you were young didnot you see that act again and agaian and laughed your heart out? What happened ... the same monkey and the same trainer and the same YOU?

This is what happens when people ged older. They see in their long livs so many things and so many acts , so many times that they get a desensitised. The other thing is that when they were young theywere still travelling , seeing new places , new contacts and new adventures and they laughed a lot.

As you get older you tend to get confined to a small area, geographically and they are generally isolated . For example, you may encounter your grandfather and your parents may tell you "Don`t disturb him " and you leave him alone. If you really want to see the elders laughing heartily try telling them or asking them what all the did when they were young . They will tell you all their foolish acts and clumsy act and laugh out.

But, who has time for the elders, now?

Answer 4

the older I get the more worried I grow about the next generation... I wonder if I am really doing all I can to help them become a better generation than mine... I know lots of folks that feel the same and the older they get the more they worry rather than laugh... :(

Laughter to me is the fountain of youth. The more we laugh and play as we get older, the younger and happier we feel and the less we worry. So just smile at the older folks you are talkin bout and sing "Don't worry, be happy" and maybe they will laugh at/with you. Either way, it may cause them to lose a worry. ;)

Answer 5

When we were children the people around us laughed , smiled and kept us happy.And that's because they derive genuine happiness from children. And we reciprocated their smiles. When we grow old, perhaps many of us dont find ourselves in the company of people who are happy, who laugh often, share their happiness etc.You cannot laugh with a person who are most of the time serious because they themselves dont laugh at all.
It is the world to be blamed for this state of affairs.

Answer 6

Usually less energy, we have to laugh inside. A person can become burdened with unsolved question or solve lifelong ones and be elated. You pays your money you takes your choice and they may have heard the joke or a variation a thousand times and can only smile in empathy with the joy of the other person if they have the maturity. Time has made the whole earth wiser, but not everyone yet.

Answer 7

I don't believe that we laugh less. In fact I share a friendship with a person and we share laughter throughout the majority of our working day.
We tend to get more serious about the things we do as we grow older. But, if we stand back and take a good look at ourselves we might actual find that our serious side is funnier than any joke.

Answer 8

People laugh less because of their growing old, because of various worries viz. thinking their responsibilities to their family - daughters and sons, Sickness and other ailments due to which they undergo expenses for medicines and treatments, metal agony, etc. The elderly people get neglected y their children and so they worry about future.

All these causes sadness and they mostly forget to enjoy their remaining part of life and laugh and smile slowly goes away from their face.

Few people may be exceptions and they carry on well..

Answer 9

Laughter causes the muscles, tendons, bones etc to move. In youth moving them is no problem. They come back to the original and proper position. In old age there is a big fear whether the weak fragile things will be able to withstand the movements and if they would not lead to permanent disfigurement since the things might not return to their original place after laughing.

In serious vein, the sadness of age, impending death, weakened body, diseases, neglect by society, near and dear ones, weight of wisdom, all these add up to a situation where it becomes difficult to laugh.

Answer 10

i dont know about we... i know people in my family laugh all the time, that includes my 80 year old parents.
perhaps older people dont laugh at the same things as young people. and one incident doesnt mean anything. i personally dont laugh when i see a baby (especially if it just messed or is screeching it's lungs out).
even your question made me laugh because of the sweeping statement it tried to make. so thank you for that.