I have been thinking of late about a fallacy that men ought not to cry. What do you think?
I call this idea a fallacy because when a father or another male instructs his son or friend that men should not cry, it cannot be real and such instruction is dangerous.
Emotions are not given only to women and not men.
We are all inheritors of this important aspect and legacy of our development.
Show me the person who has no emotions and I will show you someone who is immoral, insensitive, callous, cruel, and I could go on.
Show me a man who knows how and when to cry, and I will show you someone with a loving, godly, kind, affectionate heart.
Personally, I believe that crying at sometime is needful. This does not mean that a man should cry about everything, neither should a woman.
However, there are times of great sorrow and sadness when crying is another way of expelling hurtful toxins from the emotions. When we do not cry, emotions are stifled and they become toxic to our systems.
The man, who does not express himself in tears at some point, is holding back only to relieve himself at a later stage in destructive anger, which can prove dangerous to himself and those around him. Maybe you have ideas and would like to respond to this article.
Survey Why not send us your thoughts about this article describing what you think about men and whether they should cry to info@restorelives.com
From The Marriage Corner ~ Dr. Barbara Y. Stuart
Posted By: The SISTAHS Ministry
Friday, October 3rd 2008 at 4:47PM
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