There are unfortunately a whole lot of people who incorrectly think that it's a sign of weakness when one cries, particularly men who were perhaps taught that as that well-known saying puts it, big boys don't cry. Well, as far as I'm concerned that's a load of nonsense. It really is.

Let me tell you unashamedly, that this big boy cries from time to time, for it's a real, natural cleanser of body, mind and spirit. That's right, there are great benefits to be derived from the act of crying -- just Google it and check it out for yourself. When people are hurting when they lose a loved one for example, it is indeed quite natural and very important for that person to be able to cry as it assists in the grieving, the healing process and it is quite natural to cry. It's God's divine method of replenishing the human body as it actually assists in releasing toxins from the body.

The whole process of crying makes a person feel better, as we all know that after a good cry we do indeed feel replenished. It's as if the tears shed cleansed the body and washed away the tension, the sadness ... the stress, for it actually produces endorphins that make us feel good.

Now some people are of the opinion that if you cry a lot, it's a sign of weakness -- well, as I've stated before that's a load of nonsense. Believe me, ask anyone who knows me real well, I'm a very strong person, and yet when I went on the Internet the day Nelson Mandela died and saw the story unfold, the tears literally streamed down my cheeks uncontrollably because I admired him so much. Yes my friend, believe me, as today's title correctly states it, it's good to cry. Yes it is!

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