There once lived a wise man.

Every day, people came to this wise man to complain about the same problems repeatedly, hoping he could help.

The wise man just sat there and listened, never saying a word.

Eventually, one day, he gathered everyone and told them a joke.

Everyone roared in laughter.

After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke.

Only a few of them smiled.

After another few minutes, he told the same joke for the third time.

No one laughed or smiled anymore.

The wise man smiled and said:

“You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over again. So why are you always crying about the same problem?”