"I've come to believe that a good cry is like a carwash for the soul."
— Hayes, Bill
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November 21, 2012
Metaphor
"I've come to believe that a good cry is like a carwash for the soul."
Metaphor in Context
I think now about that summer night on the roof 15 months ago, and how many people I have known or loved that I've lost since then: my mother, three friends, two neighbors and, a few weeks ago, a friend who was like a second mother to me. This last one has been tough, more so for being unexpected. Her many friends and relatives came together for a memorial one afternoon last week. It was beautiful, joy-filled. Irishman that I am, I wept all the way through. Oh, well. I've come to believe that a good cry is like a carwash for the soul.
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Citation
Bill Hayes, "On Being Not Dead," The New York Times (November 21, 2012). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
11/26/2012
