Can you Laugh and Cry together?
These two emotions are part of our day-to-day expressions. But at times we get pulled in either of one. But as human beings, we have to realize that both can happen simultaneously. Then only we are complete human beings. If we do not give this option to ourselves we are denying ourselves to being human. This expression is also coded in what each gender can do. So we feel that men cannot cry and it is only the prerogative of women for these particular very secret expressions. In being muscular the man limits himself to shedding tears for the self and the others. Hence, even laughter is therapeutic and people have created laughing clubs to vent out their feelings and emotions. The more we do this as a collective and not get ashamed the better we can connect people. We stop passing judgment and disagreements with each other. The creative process calls for tears and laughter together. The mind always needs some occupation so it’s worthwhile either to cry or to laugh...