Why We Should Cry For Humanity’s Sake?
In sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, we cry together
Cry, if you must,
As tears roll down your cheeks, they also carry some pain away from your soul, but never the memories.
Cry, if you must,
When touched by the goodness of an angelic spirit, by the goodness of God, or by something greater than us.
Cry, if you must,
When you feel a deep fuzzy oozy kind of warm love, the groovy kind of love;
When you see a litter of puppies making their way around Central Park or baby cubs learning to cross the road for the first time.
Cry, if you must,
When all is lost, and the guardian angel appears, showing you a glimmer of light to pave the way out of the maze.
When after a year of social distancing, finally, welcoming a hug of a real human. To remind you how wonderful being alive is, how sacred life is. And contrary to the popular saying, we truly live more than once every day, but only die once.
Cry, if you must,
Anytime, anywhere, anyplace. At the brink of death, At the brink of birth, At the brink of New Year’s when we all sing Auld Lang Syne, At the brink of each heartbreak, At the edge of saying goodbye, not knowing when you will see each other again.
Cry, if you must,
When you are at the ends of the Earth, looking back in life, taking stock of your accounts, looking forward to the future, marching on with hope and purpose.
Cry, if you must,
Bawl, if you need to, Shed, if you like to, It’s nature’s best eye lubricant and a feel-good hormone.
And even if you aren't, can’t, or won’t, It’s okay. Some day, you will experience it, that’s my hope for you. And someday, someone will be there to wipe those tears for you.
Author’s Notes: Thanks, Lucy for your prompt piece What Makes You Cry?
I ❤ TBIN and its founder, Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) for her wonderful work in growing a true community. We all need more genuine connections in the digital world, it’s never too late to start connecting now.
Tagging some of my fellow TBIN writers whom I know and their pieces—
- Scenes Around Me — by Imad “The eyes, that must be the worst part,”
- Will I Never Get No Satisfaction? — Jupiter Grant “I want more time, I want more sleep, more chocolate and more wine.”
- The Ruby Dares Me — Laurie Perez “Like your pulse, the ruby dares me daily to remember”
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