Bullying- Have I ever been Bullied?
Cosmetic Surgery- Would you consider having Cosmetic Surgery?
Moving Out- On Moving Out and Living Independently!
Confessing your Feelings- Why would I confess my feelings to him?
Crying. This is another topic that I wrote down when I watched the Korean drama series called My ID is Gangnam Beauty. This was addressed in the scene where Do Kyung Seok is crying because he was scolded by his father and his mother is comforting him. His mother said,
"Men can cry if they want to and crying isn't a sign of weakness."
That simple scene in the series has impacted me and I just can't help but agree that crying is indeed not a sign of weakness and that just like women, men can cry too whenever they feel like it.
Men can cry when they are hurt, angry, heartbroken, deceived, or when they're cheated on. And the same is true with women. Both can cry when they feel down, lonely, stressed, and burnt out.
They can cry anytime and crying just proves that they also have feelings and that they don't have a metal heart. Crying is a proof that we are alive.
When do you cry and when was the last time you cried?
I cry whenever I feel totally burnt out already, when I feel hopeless that everything doesn't make sense at all. I experience being burnt out when family problems arise because of financial dilemmas or when family members are fighting, while I'm already breaking down due to academic-related activities, while also grinding hard because of being pressured about my future.
I cry when I read or hear something negative that was said to me by other people, when people judge me and think that they already know who I am and the story of my whole life just because of a single mistake that I did. I cry when I couldn't defend myself and correct their wrong thinking about me.
I cry when I learned that my friends have been back-stabbing me, when they seem so good in front of my face, but when I'm no longer around, they would talk badly and gossip about me.
I cry when a loved one or relative just died, or when I see other people crying because their loved one passed away.
As I'm writing this, I just realized that it's been a while already when I last had a crying session because of being burnt out. Perhaps, it's because I can still handle the pressure that comes from family and academic problems. It's been also a while when I last cried because of getting hurt by what others think of me. Maybe, I've been avoiding a lot of people lately, or I became a better person. It's probably the former. I haven't cried because of my friends too.
The only time I get to cry now is when I watch a movie or when I watch Korean dramas that involve family scenes, when the actors/actresses are crying, or when it is about sacrificing the character's life for the other lead. I don't know but these scenes just pinch my heart that leaves me crying after watching that specific scene.
"Crying is good for the soul."
This is a line that I've heard from the sister of Mia in Barcelona: A Love Untold movie by the Kathryn-Daniel love team. And it has always been implanted in my mind since I heard this statement.
Whenever we cry our emotions out, it cleanses not just our eyes but it also releases the sad feelings we have in our hearts and removes the dark thoughts that are clouding inside our minds, which awakens our dying soul.
Tears of Sorrow or Tears of Joy?
Most of the time, the tears that come out of our eyes are tears of sorrow. We tend to cry when we're angry, sad, hurt, betrayed, and every negative emotion that we can think of.
Meanwhile, we only get to cry tears of joy when we are genuinely happy, and sometimes it's hard to come by. The only time we get to cry tears of joy is on the day you graduated from High School or College, when you got hired or promoted to your job, when you said Yes to a marriage proposal from your boyfriend, on the day you got married, and when you got to deliver your baby after 9 months of carrying her in your womb.
Crying is as important as laughing because when we cry, it shows that we are still humans with feelings. It is never a sign of weakness, and it means that we are strong enough to show our emotions.
They say Life is too short to cry for anything, but life is also too short to hide how you feel. So laugh hard and cry out.
Very interesting and informative post, I have learned a lot from this article. Many people don't cry feeling that it is a sign of weakness but your post have corrected that, thanks for sharing this with us.