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Men Have an Equal Right to Cry if They are Emotional
They hide their sorrow as it is considered unmanly by society when they cry.
Look at the sad eyes of the man in the picture. He still will not cry even if he feels the pain because it is not considered to be manly when men cry.
I grew up hearing this and found it very odd. I saw men hiding their sorrows and not crying.
The notion was that women could cry, but men should not cry.
At their workplace, neither a man nor a woman should cry as they are working together and should mask their feelings.
I do not like the way some women take benefits by crying at the workplace and making men look like villains. They must learn to fight their battles in society without crying.
However at a death at a funeral or a wedding of their child and other emotional moments, both genders have an equal right to shed some tears or show their emotions of joy. It makes them look more human.
Tears wash away sadness, clear the system within, and make you feel well. Laughter gives you a kick to be more positive, and we are taught in yoga classes to fake laughter if we are not able to laugh. Fake till you reach your goal.
I have noticed that you arrive at real laughter after some time when you fake your laughter. It also uplifts you.
Clapping is another form of showing your emotions of joy and happiness. It makes you feel positive with the fresh release of future hope.
I saw my father’s tears were unstoppable when his father passed away and later his mother. He felt so emotional. They lived a ripe old age but he remembered the pleasant moments with them. He told me that the tears had helped his emotions and he had a feel-good factor.
There were tears of joy as he remembered every moment spent with them with happiness and how they had brought him up. He remembered the parents pampering him and making special dishes for him and his siblings and their love for their siblings.
My grandmother was very loving and looked after the whole family, sending lovely dishes and talking to her siblings and my…
