Crying

selbstinszinierung durch fremdbestimmung, a photo by der bobbel on Flickr.

from The Dustbowl of Good and Evil by Tom Richardson

'while fireworks
and fluro wristbands
flash in the dark summer night

Her husband sits in the parking lot
She doesn't see his tears'



Crying For Health (source unknown)
'Crying is one of our first socialising behaviours, similar to smiling and laughing. It lets others know how we feel, without needing to use words. 
Babies cry to attract the attention of their parents. Orphans don't cry as much, and often have difficulties reading mood and expressing themselves emotionally.
As we get older, crying becomes a submissive behaviour. Tear-filled eyes blur vision and make us seem vulnerable, and therefore less of a threat. Crying also expresses our emotional distress and calls our tribe to gather round and support, or forgive.
Crying, similar to laughing, also has an effect on our brain and 'healthiness'. Work pressure, anxiety, depression and relationship problems affect the levels of 'stress' hormones in our body. 
Crying helps to rebalance the stress hormones, even if only for a short time, makes us feel better and expresses profound emotion.'

'Luminous Emptiness' by Francesca Fremantle

'...generosity springs from unshakeable confidence in the possession of goodness. In order to connect with this confidence, we need to let go of our limited self-concept and open up to the limitless power of the buddha qualities, allowing them to enter our own lives - or rather, to rediscover them there - and to radiate out to all beings. By definition, goodness cannot be kept for oneself; virtue. goodness, and richness ... are inseparable from their generosity ... Through wisdom we recognise the inherent potential for enlightenment in all beings, making it impossible to disrespect them simply because they are different. Feeling our essential sameness deeply, however strange others may sometimes seem to us, gives us the power of sympathy and empathy. Emotional reactions of liking and disliking begin to lose their importance, so that impartial, all-embracing love can blossom in their place. Inner equanimity develops from seeing that the same opportunity for awakening exists in all circumstances, whether happy or sad, pleasant or unpleasant, privileged or deprived.'

https://www.lionsroar.com/author/francesca-fremantle/