The sky is brightened when the dark rain clouds pour down to the full. Fresh air gushes into a room when the window is opened wide. Similar is the function of shedding tears. Tears are a remedy for letting out the sorrows accumulated within us. Weeping is the outflow of negative feelings.
As children find a way to escape from the labyrinths depicted in comic books, shedding tears is an easy way to escape the meandering jungle of sorrows. We are, in fact, living with a huge bundle of sorrows. We roam about bearing the bundle of sorrows because of the absence of the consoling presence of a confessional. I have seen people wailing saying, ”Had I got a shoulder to place my head, I would have wept copiously.”
Since we consider weeping as a shameless act and tears as a worthless thing, we often hesitate to weep. ‘It is bad to shed tears’ this is the attitude of most of us. I have seen people who are unable to cry even at the demise of their dear ones.
We never spare even the little ones. We, who often start with the consoling words ‘don’t cry’ and end up warning them ‘stop crying!’ Sometimes, we even whack them for crying. Isn’t it paradox- ical? You hurt them and command them not to cry! In fact, someone is making
us cry. No one cries for no reason. Every cry has a reason behind it.
We are not only unwilling to cry but also find it difficult to cry. We like hilarious films more than sad ones. We know how wounds are healed. It is healed only when the inflammation and the pus inside the wound is ejected. Tears have the same function to do inside our mind. So, why do you still hold on to your sorrows and struggle to move on? Just cry out your sorrows! Or shed your tears in your privacy. Tears will be an ablution of healing for you. It will be like a holy ablution in a holy river. Untie your sorrows and let them go. That is the easiest way to come out of your grief. You will have to carry the burden of your sorrows and grief until you realize the healing power of tears.
