Instructions to mourn: Julio Cortázar
Leaving aside the reasons, let us stick to the right way to mourn, meant
as a cry not to enter in the scandal or that insults the smile with its
parallel and awkward likeness. The average, everyday weeping consists of a
general contraction of the face and a spasmodic sound accompanied by tears and
snot, the latter at the end, as the cry ends the moment one blows strongly. To
mourn, steer the imagination toward yourself, and if this is impossible to have
contracted the habit of believing in the external world, think of a duck
covered with ants or of those gulfs in the Strait of Magellan in which nobody
enters, ever. Coming to the weeping itself, cover the face decorously, using
both hands, palms inward. The children will weep with his sleeve against the
face, and preferably in a corner of the room. Average duration of crying, three
minutes
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