The Choice of Joy: Day 37, Elephants, Manatees and Us

I once heard that there were three animals that could cry: elephants, manatees and Homo sapiens.  It is probably an apocryphal because I can’t find any hard science to back that up.

I cried today over some sentimental thoughts, missing some friends and family, some dead and some just absent.

There was a period in my life when I could not cry.  It lasted two years.  It was a very difficult time, one that I would wish to no one.  The tears today allow my gratitude that that other time in my life is over.  Worse than crying is not being able to, feeling like something inside of you is dead or in a very deep coma.

So there is a joy in the tears.  Feeling grief is better than not and reminds me that all the parts of me are alive.