*LAUGH AND BE MERRY*

'Laugh and be merry' by John Masefield asks us to be happy, since life is short.
Life is miserable to most of us. The opportunities of being happy are very less in our life. But the poet, through this wonderful poem wants us to laugh at the worries of life. Is it possible to do so? The poet effectively answers that it is better to fight the wrongs openly than to worry about them. This is because human beings are going to live on this earth for a short period, which is like the length and breath of a thread. Therefore, the poet advocates to human being live it happily, by neglecting all the worries and troubles and find the source of joy in everything. The poet further advocates that everyone should be proud like men of the past, living happily and leading a contended and happy life.

God has created heaven and earth for us to feel happy. God has created human beings to live happily on this earth and make this earth as heaven. One has to remember this fact. In an inspired mood, He created the earth and filled it with the wine of joy. So our life is full of heavenly and earthly happiness. One has to enjoy it. So one should laugh and drink from the cup of happiness. Stars produce heavenly music during revolution. Let us join them and enjoy that divine music. It is our duty to keep laughing while battling or working without worrying about the result. According to the Poet our life is only a game and one should play it in our green earth.

The poet motivates the readers to live cheerfully. He calls our world as an inn. We are travelers only staying in it for a short period. No one can stay in an inn for a longer period as it is not one's own house. Hence, our stay should end at a particular point to return to the home from where we have come from. As such, no body is the owner of this land, except God. So, the poet advises that let us all live like brothers. Our life is only a dance or music and it has to stop one day. It is only a lively game. So, everyone should play it and live by laughing and keeping himself and herself joyful.

The poet tells the truth of this earth and the very purpose of the creation and advises the human beings to live harmoniously without any differences