As a guy, it always seemed a sign of weakness. Strong men are never known for their ability to cry. I mean, you never see Arnold Schwarzenegger cry in any of his movies do you? And he's the strongest man ever! (Apart from Chuck Norris)
But then about a year back, I shed my first tears, in what must have been a decade. And it kinda started a flood of them. Since then I've cried a number of times. It's not regular, just whenever it happens, it happens.
Now because I write this blog, and I always need new stuff to write about, I delve into my own idividual psyche and emotions a lot more than I should, and I study myself and my own actions. This new crying epidemic in particular.
And I've noticed that I feel no less a man for crying more.
And I realised, that while all this time I've seen crying as a sign of weakness, and immaturity, it is actually something completely different.
Crying doesn't indicate that you're weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.
We cry not to prolong our sadness, but to purify our minds, and our souls.
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