Thursday, January 14, 2010

Logic in Crying

A childhood friend of mine passed from kidney cancer in January. It was devastatingly quick like a Kansas tornado. Though we had not been in touch for years, I cried deeply since my heart remembered how kind and generous his friendship was when I was a 14-yr old kid.


I logically know many things. A bodies are temporary houses for our souls. There is a restful heaven for our souls. Our souls pass thru many lives. Our souls are eternal. We come into this life to learn lessons of love. With all the knowledge, I still cry when someone passes. My memory affirms my friend Kien Tran graced the world. Even with all his own troubles, he gave the world generosity and kindness.


Tears sing that we loved the departed soul for its time being in physical form with us. When a soul leaves our world, those still on earth sit with the question did they love the departed person enough, and are we loving those alive enough today.


Our tears are a gift to snap us out of the mindless daily grind. When we cry we really cannot do much else. Our eyes are blur with water, lungs exhale only sadness, words are lost, hands unsteady with grief. Crying is the fool-proof mechanism for us to pause and remember why we are here: to love.

The catharsis from a movie, seeing the mourning people of Haiti, a love ballad: all these are signs for us to pause and hold love in our hearts of others, and for the blessings we have. Welcome a crying break from life when it comes. It's God's way of saying remember to love more. I love you, pass it on.

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