So crying is the purest, most authentic human spiritual experience. Some people are more comfortable with crying than others are. Because crying represents the moment where the limits of human potential or capability are reached and the divine must take over, the ego's need to be in control will not permit such surrender for some. These people are driven by the illusory desire to be the masters of their own destiny. Conventional wisdom and spiritual maturity both teach how deceptive and fruitless such a view can be.
Although my focus has been on crying associated with brokenness or despair, they are not the exclusive domain of our cries. Another moment in the crying of the soul is gratitude. My beloved's acceptance of a marriage proposal, the birth of a child, the unconditional love that animates a family member's comforting hug, the hope and promise of a spectacular sunrise or the utter splendor of a breath taking sunset, the elation over unexpected good fortune - these can all become the occasion for the soul's giving voice to gratitude through our tears.
Can you think of a moment in your own life where your crying were tears of gratitude?
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