Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Tears are a human expression of heavenly proportions




ALL of us cry at one time or another. When we were babies, we cry incessantly, often for no valid reason at all.
Honestly though, babies are the most honest of human beings. When toddlers are hungry, they cry. When they are uncomfortable, they howler. When babies are hurt in any small way, they cry. That's why people always say: "Don't be such a baby!"
In the years entering teenage-hood and early adulthood, we shut off the tap of our tear ducts. For men, it is extra hard. We try not to cry all the time. We are such macho idiots that it is painful for our system.
Have you ever resisted shedding tears till it hurts? It is detrimental to our bodily functions not to do the most natural thing in an extremely emotional moment. We are born with the capability to shed copious amounts of tears and the ability to cry incessantly.
But what do we do? We defy nature. The men are most guilty of this "crime". We think it is not manly to express ourselves through tears. We think and feel that women will think less of us if we cry.
Actually, women think not less but more of us men if and when we men cry for good reasons. They think it is our sensitive side that is most appealing.
Women cry all the time. They cry when they are happy. They cry uncontrollably when they are hurt or sad or frustrated. Tears are their greatest weapon. Men can't stand it. When women cry, most men surrender.
Tears may just be water but tears are the most powerful weapon in the woman's arsenal. Can you ever resist a beautiful woman's tears? I tell you the sight of a beautiful woman crying (because of you) can break down the resistance of the most macho of men.
Tears are an expression of heavenly proportions. Eric Clapton knew what he was singing when he penned those words "tears from heaven". It is a tale of a father's love for his dearly departed infant son. It is a divine way of saying everything will be all right in the end.
Tears tell us that it's all right to be human; that we have emotions; that we are not unfeeling cads who deserve to be guillotined; and that we are most expressive when we are crying with great emotion.
The source of human tears can be traced all the way to heaven. It is God's way to reminding us that we are linked to one another by the connection we truly feel when we unlock our tear ducts.
So cry, if you feel the need to. It cleanses the soul, soothes the heart and unburdens the mind.

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