My good friend got married a few days ago. And at her wedding, I struggled not to get teared up. I told myself that I needed to maintain my tough-guy image, so I couldn't start bawling in the company of so many people that I knew.
But then I started thinking of all the places I have actually cried. Here is a list of some of them, for your convenience:
1. On a bus in Egypt.
2. At the airport.
3. At my sisters' weddings.
4. On the subway.
5. In a public washroom.
6. In prayer.
7. In front of a computer at school.
8. In an elevator.
And I'm sure I've missed some. When I consciously made this list, my previously-held belief about being a tough guy evaporated.
How can I change the world if I'm just another crybaby?
10 comments:
hey there's nothing wrong with being a crybaby!
infront of a computer??? do tell more!!
Sara, isn't there? Aren't strong people supposed to be calm and collected? Especially in public??
Abdul, once I started bawling in front of a computer at school because I was working on an assignment due that same day, and the computer decided to crash :) It was a stressful time.
Endure Patiently..
Crying in the bus and in a washroom is not understandable.
the truth, thanks.
green head, that's your opinion.
the musallah. no better place for tears.
also: aren't tears humbling, ya asmaa? & therefore, necessary for all the great world-changers?
so did you end up crying at the wedding?
Humility for those who change the world, yes. but are tears always humbling? no.
No, Hajera. I was too much of a tough guy ;)
I have more placed to add now. le sigh.
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