Antoine Lauren. Red Notebook or Paris Quest « Cherchez la femme » (№ 419684)

Here it is, a property of youth - the ability to laugh until you drop. Growing up, you lose it. The sudden realization that the world around us and life itself are absurd to the point of absurdity in youth makes you laugh to the point of colic in your stomach. Twenty years later, the same thought evokes only a sad sigh.