Sad truths about when people don't like jokes

I've had experiences with a classmate who one day was having a birthday. My old friend who was joking that he's gonna become an old man. However, the classmate didn't take it well :( of course some people are going to take it serious, sadly. That's the sad part of life, right?

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Northguy1 · 56-60, M

It is the sad part. I had a turn to be young once. Now, it's your turn. Now, I am passed middle age, and it is my turn to be moving into my senior years. One day it will be your turn to be moving into your senior years. See? We all have the same turns at the same things. But there is no sense in people being sad about that, because none of us can change that, it's just a fact of nature. The key, however, to not being sad is take time to enjoy the small things: the first taste of the first cup of coffee of the day; the serenity of a sunrise; a warm smile from a friend. When I was young, I was always disappointed, looking for the monumental, not realizing that life's pleasures are in the little things that most people never take the time to notice.