The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness, that delectable trance of happiness, that ultimate peak of delight. Laughter of delight, delight of laughter. There is no doubt: this laughter goes far beyond joking, jeering, and ridicule. The two sisters stretched out on their bed are not laughing at anything concrete, their laughter has no object; it is an expression of being rejoicing at being... and in this ecstatic laughter he loses all memory, all desire, cries out to the immediate present of the world, and needs no other knowledge.
The quote expresses the profound nature of laughter, describing it as a sacred sound akin to the beauty found in a temple of happiness. This form of laughter transcends simple jokes or mockery; it is a joyful expression of pure existence. The two sisters in this moment of laughter are not deriving joy from any specific stimulus; instead, their laughter emerges from a deep, shared experience of joy and being alive.
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