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LAUGHTER AND TEARS

His fame was hitting new heights when Hollywood made a movie about him starring Robin Williams.

When was his fame hitting new heights? His fame was hitting new heights when Hollywood made a movie about him starring Robin Williams.

Adams was traveling the world delivering his message of love and laughter.

Was Adams traveling the world delivering his message of hate and sadness?

No, Adams was not traveling the world delivering his message of hate and sadness. Adams was traveling the world delivering his message of love and laughter.

Every year, he was taking groups all around the world on “clown trips.” How often was he taking groups all around the world on “clown trips”?

Every year, he was taking groups all around the world on “clown trips.” On these trips, the group was dressing up in colorful clown outfits.

Was the group dressing up in military outfits? No, the group wasn’t dressing up in military outfits. The group was dressing up in colorful clown outfits.

They were trying to make people laugh.

Were they trying to make people scream? No, they weren’t trying to make people scream. They were trying to make people laugh.

Their mission was bringing joy to orphanages, refugee camps, hospitals and homes of the elderly.

Was their mission bringing joy to orphanages, refugee camps, hospitals and homes of the elderly? Yes, their mission was bringing joy to orphanages, refugee camps, hospitals and homes of the elderly.

They were looking for any place that could use a smile.

What were they looking for? They were looking for any place that could use a smile.

Adams was feeling suicidal as a young man.

Was Adams feeling happy as a young man? No, Adams wasn’t feeling happy as a young man. Adams was feeling suicidal as a young man.

He was spending time in a mental hospital three times before he was 19 years old.

Was he spending time in a mental hospital? Yes, he was spending time in a mental hospital. How often was he spending time in a mental hospital? He was spending time in a mental hospital three times before he was 19 years old.

In the mental hospital, Adams was noticing that most of the patients in the hospital were extremely lonely.

What was Adams noticing? Adams was noticing that most of the patients in the hospital were extremely lonely.

They weren’t feeling loved.

Were they feeling loved? No, they were not feeling loved.

Adams was thinking that they were missing loving, caring people in their lives.

What was Adams thinking? Adams was thinking that they were missing loving, caring people in their lives.

He was befriending the other patients and trying to give them the love that they lacked.

Was he befriending the other patients? Yes, he was befriending the other patients. What was he trying to give them? He was trying to give them the love that they lacked.

He was deciding that he wanted to heal people through love and laughter.

Was he deciding that he wanted to heal people through love and laughter?

Yes, he was deciding that he wanted to heal people through love and laughter.

He was thinking that the best way to do that was to become a doctor.

Was he thinking that the best way to do that was to become a soldier? No, he was not thinking that the best way to do that was to become a soldier.

He was thinking that the best way to do that was to become a doctor.

Adams was becoming a student of medicine but he was also becoming a student of life.

Was he becoming a student of medicine? Yes, Adams was becoming a student of medicine. Was he also becoming a student of life? Yes, he was also becoming a student of life.