by Renee Morgan

Created on: May 30, 2008   Last Updated: July 10, 2009

Crying now, laugh later is what makes us strong mentally and it's part of life. God will give you no more than you can bare, and laughing about it, makes it easier to carry the next load of crying. We all will carry loads that will make us cry at one point or other, some of our loads will even makes us think that we are immobilize and that we can't go on.

Cry now is like the breaking up of your first boyfriend. At 11 years old, I cried at the break-up of what I called my first "real boyfriend". He was older, handsome, and had a job. In 11 years- old, handsome was the long, thick eyelashes, that every girl in the neighborhood couldn't stop talking about and the job was cutting grass from time to time for the neighbors. Mother said no way was I going to date him and that I was not old enough to date, anyway. So, I would snick to see him, after two or three secret meetings, he asked me for sex. When I said no, he told me I was not his girlfriend anymore, I must have cried about for two week. When I got older, I seen him and not to talk about anyone, I am sure glad he was not the true love of my life! My sisters and I have had a many of laughs about that episode of my life.

I cried at 12 years old at the death of my mother. As an adult, I laughed about thing that went on at the funeral and repast. Now how can you find a funeral of a parent funny? Well one guest weight about 500 pound and dared to sit in a very small wooden chair. When the chair gave in to the weight, I cried even more because I felt that this person has disrupted my mother funeral. Then there were several men trying to help her up and some of them fell on top of her. No, at the time this was not funny but now we laugh about it from time to time.

22 years old I cried because I did not know where to turn after leaving my abusive husband. The laughing was I left him because of his abuse, but when ever we got into a fight he could not win. So now both families get laughs about him always starting fights and me finishing the fight. There is nothing funny about abuse, but it is a good laugh when the abuser can't fight and don't know when to stop

So carry your crying loads, cry until you cannot cry no more. This is what makes you stronger, caring, and reasonable humans. In your darkest time, cry, because God will let you see the light every time. The good thing about cry now, laugh later is that both are good for your soul, both will help you release pain and sorrow.

So go ahead learn your lesson, cry now, laugh later.

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