Laughter is the last honest language. When was the last time you laughed until your stomach hurt? Not the polite chuckle at work. Not the smile you force to smooth things over. I mean the real kind, the laugh that breaks through your defenses and leaves you gasping for breath.

That kind of laughter is pure honesty. You can fake confidence, fake politeness, even fake happiness. But you cannot fake a belly laugh. It is truth slipping out when you least expect it.