Laugh and be merry, remember, better the world with a song, Better the world with a blow in the teeth of a wrong. Laugh, for the time is brief, a thread the length of a span. Laugh and be proud to belong to the old proud pageant of man. (Laugh and Be Merry/John Masefield/Public Domain) Which of these is the main idea of the poem? A. Take pride in being a human being. B. Music makes people happy. C. Life is short; laugh and be merry.D. Fighting doesn't resolve problems.