The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Bio: Hojjat al-Islam Mohammad Reyshahri was the Iranian intelligence minister for 1984-1989. Reyshahri is currently Khamenei's representative for pilgrimage to Mecca affairs.
