Echoes From A Distance: 101 Wisdom Quotes With Notes

Shortly after I had returned from a foreign trip some years ago, an old friend saw me and quickly noticed that I had gone partially bald. He was startled. So, he spontaneously yelled a seemingly tough question at me: “What happened to the hairs on your head?” Spontaneously too, I yelled an answer back at him: “Nature took them in place of the wisdom that I couldn’t pay for!” And we teased and laughed. My friend thought I had joked, but I knew I hadn’t. However, I’ll leave the judgment to you. By the time you’re done digesting the substance of this more than compelling masterpiece, I’d like to know your stand. Had I joked or had I not?