The Significance of a Good Sense of Humour The story goes that a certain court jester(宫廷小丑) went too far one day and insulted his king.The king became very angry and he sentenced the jester to death.His court prayed the king to have mercy on the man who had served him well for so many years.After a time,the king relented only enough to give the jester his choice as to how he would like to die.The jester replied,“If it’s all the same to you,my Lord,I’d like to die of old age.”Certainly in this case,a good sense of humour saved the man’s life.