Context: He was a part of me in a way I would never know while living . And here , in the distorted heaven projected around me , I finally could . And damn if the words did n't make tears sting in my eyes . I would have been embarrassed , but I think I was past all that .

Question: Why was I past all that ?
Options:
0. Crying in public is really nothing to be ashamed of .
1. I was too concerned about what a neighbor might say and could n't bear it .
2. I was mentally ill
3. My tear ducts would n't work .
Answer: 0

Question: Why was I past all that ?
Options:
0. If you have true hardship then small things like public emotion become meaningless .
1. My tear ducts would n't work .
2. I was mentally ill
3. I was too concerned about what a neighbor might say and could n't bear it .
Answer: 0