How to (Almost) Never Cry Again

Trauma and grief are universal, and we have known how they operated for a long time.

Think of trauma like a loan. When something happens to you that’s bad, you have borrowed from the First Bank of Grief, and this bank will only allow you to pay with your own tears. (Important Note: you CANNOT pay your debt with the tears of others, no matter how hard you squeeze!)

You will know when you’ve paid your debt when the tears stop coming. You can’t avoid payment, though you can be late, but that incurs interest: the debt grows in size and pressure. Pay as much as you can every day, because there is a limit to how much you can pay daily, which is a safety mechanism.

If you suffer a minor trauma, you might can pay all at once.

Some debts can only be paid once a week or month. Sometimes once you’ve paid a certain amount, your payment converts to a monthly or annual one for the remainder of the loan. This payment structure is common on the anniversaries of traumatic events.

If you suffer a minor trauma, you might can pay all at once. If it was major, you may be paying for a while. But the two important things to remember are that: every payment is progress, and you will never cry yourself to death. So just make timely payments and all will be well.

Consider going ahead, too, and investing in the future by shedding tears for future events, like the loss of loved ones, the loss of things, or your own mortality. And note that if you weep for all the suffering in the world for long enough, you will have paid almost all your debts ahead of time and may experience an almost endless joy thereafter.