An Enigma

Question: What do Covid and laughter have in common?

Answer:  They are each infectious, contagious and catching.

It's a bit heretical to suggest there’s a scintilla of similarity when the two are such polar opposites.

We seek one out; avoid the other like the plague it is. One is as good for us as the other is dangerous.

It feels like a cruel joke to use the same adjectives to describe two such disparate situations.    I also find it ironic that our beautiful language can find similarities where none exist. 

Sounds like it's all one big enigma and we should just leave it at that.

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