Make a Pact

Exploring the cure for unhappiness in “A Long Way Down”

Have you been there? Standing among the somber faces at a funeral or remembrance service, mourning the loss of a schoolmate, a teacher, or a young student? The whispers circulate, but no one says it out loud—they "passed away," the details shrouded in silence. You read between the lines or later in the news, but the truth is too painful to speak. The em…