But if the other person lives within us,
then death is a great liar
and illness a great lie.

"What we can do to avoid suffering "more" is not to love "less," but to learn, when the moment of separation or loss arrives, not to cling to what is no longer there. To enjoy the moment while it lasts, and to try to make it as good as possible. To live by risking every minute of our lives. Finally, not to live tomorrow with thoughts of today, which was so beautiful, because tomorrow we will have the obligation to do whatever tomorrow brings. And we will try to make that just as beautiful."

Autonomy, love, pain, happiness, and spirituality are the five paths that Bucay outlines on the map leading to human fulfillment and self-awareness. Five journeys that each person must undertake through personal experiences and in their own way. "The path of tears" is, according to Jorge Bucay, "the hardest of these paths." It is the path of pain, mourning, and losses, but even so, it is an absolutely necessary path. Because we cannot move forward if we do not leave behind what is no longer with us.