Noun
(in the singular) The world, a place where difficulties and the sorrows of life are felt, especially (Christianity) as a place to be left behind when one dies and goes to heaven.
A particular place of sorrow or suffering.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgBeyond this vale of tears there is a life above. unmeasured by the flight of years; and all that life is love. James Montgomery
The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears. Charles Simeon
LEGACY, n. A gift from one who is legging it out of this vale of tears. Ambrose Bierce