Have You?

Have you cried listening to songs? Maybe when you were by yourself and needed an emotional release. Or when you couldn't help but shed a tear at the singer's soulful voice and lyrics. Or when it just didn't matter. I've heard a lot about people crying to Arijit Singh after a break-up or something. But is that the peak of emotional flow over music? Is that the best you get? 

Have you cried after making the worst scenarios in your head? Imagining your most beloved person dying for nothing. Thinking how it would be like. How torn you would be when that happens. And then have you ever cried even more because it's not certain if you will be there to see that day or not yourself since life's uncertain.

Have you cried when you hurt yourself while playing a rough outdoor game? Or when you fell from your bicycle? Or maybe when you got hit by something really strong unexpectedly? And then have you sat bawling your eyes out due to immense pain?

Have you cried because you didn't know what to do? The frustration and stress overtaking your mind in a way that everything seems a dead-end, everything seems a blur and then you couldn't help but let it all out. Cried out of anxiety that you stop functioning?

Have you cried because you wanted to?

Have you even cried?

Cried till your eyes were the Sahara desert.

But then, have you realised how you stop crying? Like one second, you're sobbing and the next you suck it all up because you have to. Because someone's making fun of you for crying. Because you're being teased for 'crying like a baby'. Because you're being labelled weak for crying. Maybe because you're a man and men don't have tears (apparently). Because you're overreacting when you cry. Because crying is for the feeble. Because vulnerability is a crime in this cruel modern world. Because crying is not the solution.

But then again, have you ever again felt the best after unleasing a tear or two? When you let it flow because you know the next person won't judge you for it and instead encourage to let the emotions free. When you notice that maybe crying was the solution. The solution to come back to sanity. The solution to dissociate the tension your mind, body and soul can't handle. The solution to everything?

This may seem as if I want everyone to just cry during crisis but that's not the point actually.

It is about how a tear can change your day. Maybe better it or make it even worse. It's impact is strong. And besides, crying yourself to sleep every once in a blue moon doesn't hurt anyone.

But the reason behind crying is really conventional. Conventional scientifically, philosophically, emotionally and mentally, you name an adverb and it's that. That is, when your tears are meaningful. That is, when you know the reason behind them. Even if the reason is unnecessary.

And now, to conclude this little written rant, I'd like to present the most cheesiest quote I could come up with regarding crying:

Tears don't make you weak, they are an evidence that you've been strong all along.

Okay, maybe it wasn't as cheesy as I thought. Or it was? I don't know. Anyway, I'm going to go and cry that it took me so long come up with an idea and write it. Peace!