מרן הבעל שם טוב הקדוש אמר, הני תרי בדחני שהיו בני עולם הבא (תענית דכ"ב ע"א), היינו שני מיני בדחנות, מי שהוא במדרגה זו שכל העולם משחקין בו, מצד (ישעיה נ"ט) וסר מרע משתולל, והוא משחק בכל העולם, והולך לבטח בעבודתו יתברך, נוכח ה' דרכו: (רשפי אש השלם אות רי"א).
There are two types of laughter: When a person is on the level that the entire world laughs at him, for “he who departs from evil makes himself ridiculous” (Isaiah 59:15). And when he laughs at the entire world, and serves G-d with complete confidence, for G-d is with him on his path.4Admonitions like these were especially important for the early Chasidim, who broke conventions with the ecstatic prayers and performance of mitzvos. However, they apply to us as well. A person may feel that people are laughing at him for choosing to fulfill G-d’s will. However, he or she can laugh at the world, knowing that G-d is with him, and that he follows a path of meaning and spiritual growth. Rishpei Esh HaShalom 211
מרן הבעל שם טוב הקדוש אמר, הני תרי בדחני שהיו בני עולם הבא (תענית דכ"ב ע"א), היינו שני מיני בדחנות, מי שהוא במדרגה זו שכל העולם משחקין בו, מצד (ישעיה נ"ט) וסר מרע משתולל, והוא משחק בכל העולם, והולך לבטח בעבודתו יתברך, נוכח ה' דרכו:
(רשפי אש השלם אות רי"א).
There are two types of laughter: When a person is on the level that the entire world laughs at him, for “he who departs from evil makes himself ridiculous” (Isaiah 59:15). And when he laughs at the entire world, and serves G-d with complete confidence, for G-d is with him on his path.4Admonitions like these were especially important for the early Chasidim, who broke conventions with the ecstatic prayers and performance of mitzvos. However, they apply to us as well. A person may feel that people are laughing at him for choosing to fulfill G-d’s will. However, he or she can laugh at the world, knowing that G-d is with him, and that he follows a path of meaning and spiritual growth.
Rishpei Esh HaShalom 211