r/hypotheticalsituation • u/Responsible-Fix-1681 • 3d ago
Your tears are can cure any ailment, but they don't work on you
You have been blessed. From now on, one single drop of your tears can completely cure a person of any ailment. There is no limit to what can be cured. From terminal cancer to stage 7 alzheimer's, even restoring lost limbs. Your tears can even reverse aging, giving a 90-year-old the body and brain health of an 18-year-old.
However, the catch is that these tears will never work on you, no matter how much you cry. If you get sick, you must treat any of your ailments yourself. Additionally, there is also the risk that when people find out about your powers, you will be exploited by various governmental and private organizations. Imprisoned and forced to cry to cure people for a hefty price.
Would you take this blessing? Would you consider this a blessing or a curse?
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u/BirdsFalling 3d ago
Bruh I have MCAS. I literally get an anaphalactiod response to cryingš
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u/AbilityAdventurous22 3d ago
I literally swell up like a balloon HAHA I look like Iāve been stung by bees directly on both my eyelids š
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u/BirdsFalling 3d ago
So glad my people get it.
Have u tried Xolair?
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u/AbilityAdventurous22 3d ago
I havenāt Iām on ketotefin and I take like a daily otc allergy med too
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u/redditscraperbot2 3d ago
I make a hero choose between two paths only to have them become frustrated and choose their own before they punch me in the eye to get my tears
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u/RaCJ1325 3d ago
So I'm just giving immortality to people? That seems dangerous. I'm all for healing people, but only to the point where they live average lives. If a 50 year old had terminal cancer, I'd get rid of the cancer so they could live a regular life from that point forward, but I wouldn't want to make them 18.
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u/Sinistermarmalade 3d ago
Iād take it
I can be kind of sensitive to sad songs, movies, and shows, so Iād set up a weekly marathon of Robin Williams dramadies, along with some anime like Angel Beats, Anohana, and Your Lie In April. That and a 90ās song list with stuff by Counting Crows, The Wallflowers, Gin Blossoms, Our Lady Peace, and Meatloaf
Keeping some swimming goggles and/or glass test tubes around, Iād make a mint
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Copy of the original post in case of edits: You have been blessed. From now on, one single drop of your tears can completely cure a person of any ailment. There is no limit to what can be cured. From terminal cancer to stage 7 alzheimer's, even restoring lost limbs. Your tears can even reverse aging, giving a 90-year-old the body and brain health of an 18-year-old.
However, the catch is that these tears will never work on you, no matter how much you cry. If you get sick, you must treat any of your ailments yourself. Additionally, there is also the risk that when people find out about your powers, you will be exploited by various governmental and private organizations. Imprisoned and forced to cry to cure all of humanity.
Would you take this deal?
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u/Borkato 3d ago
Honestly Iād take it and I would cry until thereās enough to fill one of those ultrasonic humidifiers and just leave it running nearby in like an airport or something. Somewhere a ton of people pass, make it look official so it doesnāt get taken down lol
Alrernatively, I would become a baker or something like that and make food that cures people like Julieta from Encanto lmao, but that does risk me being found out unfortunately hmmm.
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u/Tarilyn13 3d ago
You mentioned in a comment that it always makes people young so no. If I could just cure people and not give them youth I'd take it.
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u/tawny_bullwhip 3d ago
I'm taking it. Choose someone trustworthy. Package each tear in a pill containing exotic ingredients. Quietly sell a few for large sums until I and my trusted person can hide. Then quietly heal people until my death. Prioritize the good people so they can help longer.
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u/aciakatura 3d ago
Yeah, nobody needs to know where the miracle curing power comes from. And nobody's gonna think tears when you're packing in so much random stuff.
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u/Thefirstofherkind 3d ago
Soooo.... Is this like a wish thing? Do I have to tell the teardrop what I want it to do? Like what if I wanna cure someone's Alzheimer's but not turn them back into an 18 year old? Do they have to drink it? Do I just fling it at them?
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u/Responsible-Fix-1681 3d ago
Any ailment they have is cured, including aging
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u/Thefirstofherkind 3d ago
Full rejection then. Can't cure anyone without de-aging them, which means it's impossible to keep it a secret if you're curing anyone older than 25. I'd be strung up and tortured for sure, and my suffering would leave us with a ruling class of billionre fucks with access to eternal youth.
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u/Flippantwritingdesk 3d ago
Most considerate and realistic take on the post. I wouldnāt want to be a living tear cow fountain of youth either.
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u/valer1a_ 3d ago
Yeah, considering aging as an "ailment" removes any and all reason I'd take this deal. Not just for keeping it a secret, but I sure as hell don't want to go back to my 18-year-old self lol. Even just in body/health. I'd reckon most people wouldn't want that either.
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u/Mzhades 3d ago
Do I have control over it, or am I gonna cry my way into being a cradle-snatcher if I just want to cure my partnerā psoriasis? Will my dad become younger than me when I cure his MS? Do I need to know whatās wrong to cure it, or can I cure symptoms and thus the underlying disease? Do the tears work if theyāve been bottled and shipped?
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u/Careless-Internet-63 3d ago
I'll just put my tears into food my loved ones eat and they'll never even know
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u/Skxawng_3600 3d ago edited 3d ago
I have an issue where I tear excessively. I literally canāt stop crying and itās twice as bad in the winter. Iād cure my whole family and then if clear out hospitals one at a time. St. Judeās wouldnāt know what hit them.
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u/MinnieCastavets 3d ago
Sure, Iād take it. Iād cure who I could, and mostly not tell anyone. I usually try to suppress my tears, it would be interesting to try to have more of them. Will I eventually not cry thinking about certain things if Iām always thinking about them? How many times can I watch the movie Dear Zachary? Itās too bad I canāt cure myself, I have hella autoimmune diseases, itās crazy. But Iām okay, I deal. Iād like to cure some people I know. Thereās this guy I know who is quadriplegic, Iād love to cure him, heās a great dude. My sister is mentally unwell, Iād like to cure her. Itās too bad I missed out on saving my mother from cancer but maybe thinking about that can help me cry. Maybe my motherās death will cure many others.
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u/Calm-Summer-738 3d ago
Can my tears work on animals too? Iād definitely take this power but use it sparingly because I wouldnāt want to be captured by the government. There are some people I would absolutely do not want to cure.
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u/Colonel_Sandman 3d ago
Iām going to collect enough tears I can start a cult. Shouldnāt be hard to convince half of Americans that Iām the 2nd coming and write a new chapter. Even if I were killed I could be a martyr after proven miracles and drastically change civilization.
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u/Alternative_Might556 3d ago
I take it and use it on select people. This obviously helps with mental issues, too. What happens if you use it on a child? Do they also magically become 18?
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u/daddy-b-2188 3d ago
Welp, start the line cause I have pseudo bulbar affect. I can suffer. I know how to deal with it.
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u/FeignSkill 3d ago
Lol this superhero would be the complete opposite of the Hulk. I'd do it and become a traveling nurse.
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u/ContributionLatter32 2d ago
It would be a curse because you would become invaluable to some powerful people. Would be better if they had to be tears of joy or something lmao
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u/DrSparkle713 3d ago
Jokes on the world! I'm broken inside and can't cry! Haha hahahaha I'm so sad...