We cry for
lots of reasons: sadness, pain, fear . . . and happiness. When was the last
time you shed tears of joy?
I’m a crier,
and I probably shed a tear close to daily, usually when watching some movie, TV
show, or even a commercial. YES, I am a commercial crier. Usually, those tears
are tears of happiness, but sometimes they are tears of pain and sadness for
what others have gone through or are going through or so often they are tears
of both pain and happiness because they often go together…suffering can lead to
joy in the end.
When I was a
teenager, I remember being in a Bible study class at church, and I was in tears
over something sad or painful and a sweet friend of mine said something funny,
trying to lighten the mood in the room, and he did. I started laughing through
my tears, and he was amazed. He said, “How do you do that, cry and laugh at the
same time?” He said he’d never seen anything like that before. I know I had probably done that before, but I
never thought about it in that way.
So, the last
time I shed tears of joy was TODAY while watching a movie on TV and tears of sadness
were shed earlier this week when dealing with some difficult situations at
work. Like I said, tears flow easily from my face, it’s a burden and a
blessing. I am pretty much an open book, can’t hide how I feel, but it can also
be that burden when I can’t control them in stressful situations. For example,
just a couple of weeks ago, I cried in front of my son’s friends and their
parents (who are really just acquaintances) out of embarrassment because I got
my car stuck in their ditch at the end of the driveway. They were very
gracious, thankfully, and even helped me get out of the ditch, but it was not
my finest moment for sure. J Does that mean I’ve come up with
a new emotion associated with tears…the prompt doesn’t mention embarrassment,
but I’ve nailed that one with salty tears too.
Oh, well, it’s just a part of who I am, and I’ve gradually adjusted to
being okay with that. How about
you?
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