Monday, August 10, 2015

August 10: Writing Prompt #222-Moved to Tears

Describe the last time you were moved to tears by something beautiful.
I’m one of those people who is moved to tears by a commercial or most any movie with a sad or inspiring part to it.  I wear my feelings on my sleeve or more accurately, my face, and I’ve shed more than my share of tears over my 40 some odd years.  That said, I couldn’t say when the last time was that I was moved to tears by something beautiful.

When I see someone in person or on TV receive a blessing, which was richly deserved, I am moved to tears. When my husband says something touching about our relationship that I didn’t expect at that moment, I am moved to tears. When my boys are at their most honest and say the very thing we were all thinking, but wouldn’t say, I am moved to tears.  When I consider how lucky I am to live in this magnificent world with the family and friends I was given and have gained over the years, I am moved to tears. The beauty of relationships is what moves me to tears. Yes, I am awed each day I am able to see Mt. Rainier in all her glory. Yes, I never grew tired of the awe-inspiring Pacific Ocean surrounding the Marshall Islands. But, as beautiful as these places and things are, they don’t move me to tears. Sure, they inspire me to take photographs to preserve the memory of their beauty, but I don’t usually cry.  The sacrifices human beings make for each other, the love between two people, the innocence of a child, these are the beautiful realities of life that move me to tears. 

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