Perspective - a villanelle

It all depends on your point of view

One man's laughter is another's tears
Be sure to reach out a hand
One man's joke is another's jeers

Whether something repels or endears
A pearl, or a grain of sand?
One man's laughter is another's tears

There is a reason for all fears
And a need for all to understand
One man's joke is another's jeers

Through your eyes your soul peers
Only on your own feet must you stand
One man's laughter is another's tears

You can try to fit in for years and years
To sing the tune with the band
One man's joke is another's jeers

If each one goes where the divine steers
And sees the heavenly design so grand
One man's laughter is another's tears
One man's joke is another's jeers

"Villanelle"