TEARS...

TEARS

Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more.

ALFRED LORD TENNYSON

1847

Crying, like laughing, is a marvelous, natural release. People feel so good after a cry, I wonder why it's such a taboo.

People come pouring out a movie theater, sniffling and dripping--you'd think they'd set off a tear gas canister. You ask them, "What happened?" fully expecting the story of a disaster. They sob, " that was the best movie I ever saw."( One wants to remind them that the correct grammar necessitates, "that was the best movie I have ever seen," but they seem so upset already.)

Tears are natural to healing and enjoying. Intense feelings of gratitude, awe, and compassion are often accompained by tears. " Moved to tears," as they say.

Allow yourself to be moved by your life, not just the movies.

* LIFE 101- Everything We Wish We Had Learned About Life In School--But Didn't, Peter McWilliams( 1950-2000)