Is life meant to be a balance between 'good humour' and 'melancholy', do you think?

I had to look up the word, "melancholy", so now that I know what it means, I would say, yes. We have emotions for a reason, to keep us healthy, both physically and mentally. The one thing that gets you through the sad and hard times, is usually tears and then, some humor. The feeling of melancholy also really helps you enjoy those good times. I've been having to Google the definition of a lot of words people have been throwing around lately. Maybe I'm not as smart as I think I am! 🙁