Sunday, June 23, 2024

The Gift of Tears




Most humans do not like pain and tears. Often, we categorize tears as bad or even evil and try hard to push tears away from our lives. Tears can be painful, but they are not always a negative thing. Have we ever recognized that our tears can be a gift? Understanding people who struggle to express sadness and tears can help us realize that tears are a gift.

Asperger’s Syndrome, now diagnosed as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Level 1, can occur in children. Those affected by this condition have difficulty understanding social cues and interacting with others; they exhibit repeat behaviors, and strictly follow rules and routines. It can be challenging for affected individuals to express their emotions, and they often struggle to shed tears when in pain. Despite feeling deep sadness, they may be unable to cry. Can you imagine experiencing intense pain and sadness without being able to cry?

Tears are integrated into the human system by the Divine Mechanic to help us process and release our sadness and to share our pain with others. Some of the very intimate and sacred moments of our lives are the ones that involve tears. Can we look at tears as a gift and allow them to become a means of connecting meaningfully with others? 

 

10 comments:

  1. Interesting subject, Men should allow tears to flow. Good advice. Thank you.

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  2. Loved it!πŸ‘πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜ŠπŸ˜Š

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  3. Emotions tears are produced in response joy to sadness

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  4. YesπŸ‘πŸΌ, the tears, they are not always negative things ♥

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  5. Tears may be misunderstood, but let’s not forget that it is recoded in Sacred Scripture that the Beloved Son of the Divine Mechanic wept on three occasions.

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  6. I agree. Tears are a gift; through it we are able to be coonected with others, and means of relief for ourselves.

    I rarely have it. I always pray to have tears, but …

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  7. Wonderful read our tears are a gift

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  8. I believe that tears are an outpouring of that which we cannot say. It symbolizes such a deep sadness of the soul. We have offered everything up to the Good Lord, but our human sorrow is greater than the prayer offering we have sent to the heavens. It is not that we do not trust the Lord, but that we, ourselves, are helpless and hurt beyond what words can describe.

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