Table 1. Antecedents of crying.

On the left side are “negative” antecedents listed, with on right side, their “positive” counterparts, which first become important in late adolescence or early adulthood.

Loss, grief	Birth of a child
Divorce, break-up	Wedding
Separation	Reunion
Conflict	Harmony
Loneliness, solitude	Social bonding, union
Defeat, failure	Victory, success, achievement
Powerlessness	Extraordinary performance
Distress, suffering	Ultimate happiness, rapture
Old, discarded, worn out	Young, with potential
Sin, egoism, world is bad	Justice, altruism, world is good
Tiny, vulnerable	Awesome, powerful
Physical pain	Tender love making, orgasm