Thank you so much for this! As an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) I cry very easily & always thought there was something wrong with me until I found out that HSPs are actually wired differently & we feel things more deeply.
As I age, 67 now, I cry more easily. As a boy/man who wasn’t allowed to cry (anger seems to be the only emotion that men of my generation were allowed to show), I’m so glad for that.
Joyful or stricken, both will bring tears. They come from nowhere but are always welcome.
This reads like an ode to the sacred act of feeling—not in curated doses, but in full, visceral presence. What you’ve captured so beautifully is the misunderstood intelligence of emotion: that tears are not leakage, but data. Not indulgence, but access.
We tend to praise intellectual complexity while pathologizing emotional fluency. But your words restore a deeper hierarchy—where the easy crier isn’t oversensitive, but attuned. Where the one who cries at Celine Dion isn’t weak, but wide open. That kind of openness is radical in a culture that still rewards suppression as strength.
What resonated most is your framing of tears as “liquid truth.” There’s something disarming about that phrase—it reframes crying not as collapse, but as coherence. The emotional coherence to not override. The nervous system coherence to feel and stay.
This piece doesn’t just defend sensitivity. It dignifies it.
A beautiful reflection on the significance of emotional intelligence! The ability to channel along those frequencies is a remarkable feature of human capacity to express emotions that widen our qualities of perception.
Oh my. This meant so much to me. I have always been a crier, whether over an emotional tv commercial or a song or a frustration. People have never understood and saw it as a weakness, but in my heart, I always knew it was the fact that I paid attention to the world and felt more deeply connected.
I actually find this quite difficult to read because it makes me feel even more like there’s something wrong with me. I was raised not to cry, not to show much emotion at all. I’m almost 50 now and I struggle to release emotion because I’ve been so locked down for so long. Normally I love the positivity boost your posts bring, but this one hits differently tonight.
I am always grateful for your posts, but this one requires special thanks. Yes, I cry at commercials and everything else that touches my heart. I always thought this meant there was something wrong with me so I truly appreciate this new perspective.
Thank you for your article, Gurdeep! There was a time when I couldn’t stop crying, now I feel so low & numb, all I can cry are crocodile tears. I taught my son, while he was growing up, there is no shame in crying. I encouraged him to cry when he was sad or hurt. Now that he’s a man (age 34), he finds it somewhat difficult to cry. He doesn’t feel as free because of societal demands. I still tell him it’s good to cry, it’s a healthy release. I think we damage males, (young & old and every age in between) when we tell them they ought not to cry or anyone for that matter.
I didn't cry until I was more than 30, thecresidue of a tricky childhood and rigidly controlling my life. Now in my 50s I cry with lots of different emotions and have let go of the tight hold I had. What I thought was security was actually taking away freedom to feel. Now I move with the waves a little more.
Thank you for this. As somebody who cries all the time (my poor daughter used to get so embarrassed about it), whether due to PTSD or because I am just wired like that, the only comment I have that in my case it's not a superpower and not a choice or expression of courage. It simply is. It can actually be quite disabling, such as when attending protests, serving in the soup kitchen, teaching, or other situations where it's not always welcome. But I really appreciate this angle and your beautiful language around it. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this! As an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) I cry very easily & always thought there was something wrong with me until I found out that HSPs are actually wired differently & we feel things more deeply.
you are a blessing
As I age, 67 now, I cry more easily. As a boy/man who wasn’t allowed to cry (anger seems to be the only emotion that men of my generation were allowed to show), I’m so glad for that.
Joyful or stricken, both will bring tears. They come from nowhere but are always welcome.
Thank you, Gurdeep.
This reads like an ode to the sacred act of feeling—not in curated doses, but in full, visceral presence. What you’ve captured so beautifully is the misunderstood intelligence of emotion: that tears are not leakage, but data. Not indulgence, but access.
We tend to praise intellectual complexity while pathologizing emotional fluency. But your words restore a deeper hierarchy—where the easy crier isn’t oversensitive, but attuned. Where the one who cries at Celine Dion isn’t weak, but wide open. That kind of openness is radical in a culture that still rewards suppression as strength.
What resonated most is your framing of tears as “liquid truth.” There’s something disarming about that phrase—it reframes crying not as collapse, but as coherence. The emotional coherence to not override. The nervous system coherence to feel and stay.
This piece doesn’t just defend sensitivity. It dignifies it.
Thank you for writing it.
A beautiful reflection on the significance of emotional intelligence! The ability to channel along those frequencies is a remarkable feature of human capacity to express emotions that widen our qualities of perception.
Oh my. This meant so much to me. I have always been a crier, whether over an emotional tv commercial or a song or a frustration. People have never understood and saw it as a weakness, but in my heart, I always knew it was the fact that I paid attention to the world and felt more deeply connected.
I actually find this quite difficult to read because it makes me feel even more like there’s something wrong with me. I was raised not to cry, not to show much emotion at all. I’m almost 50 now and I struggle to release emotion because I’ve been so locked down for so long. Normally I love the positivity boost your posts bring, but this one hits differently tonight.
There are some things that we’ve been taught that we must make a decision to unlearn.
Making that decision doesn’t guarantee success when the lessons are so frequently reinforced.
I am always grateful for your posts, but this one requires special thanks. Yes, I cry at commercials and everything else that touches my heart. I always thought this meant there was something wrong with me so I truly appreciate this new perspective.
Thank you for your article, Gurdeep! There was a time when I couldn’t stop crying, now I feel so low & numb, all I can cry are crocodile tears. I taught my son, while he was growing up, there is no shame in crying. I encouraged him to cry when he was sad or hurt. Now that he’s a man (age 34), he finds it somewhat difficult to cry. He doesn’t feel as free because of societal demands. I still tell him it’s good to cry, it’s a healthy release. I think we damage males, (young & old and every age in between) when we tell them they ought not to cry or anyone for that matter.
I’m an easy crier and cried while reading this beautiful article. Thank you, Gurdeep ♥️
I didn't cry until I was more than 30, thecresidue of a tricky childhood and rigidly controlling my life. Now in my 50s I cry with lots of different emotions and have let go of the tight hold I had. What I thought was security was actually taking away freedom to feel. Now I move with the waves a little more.
Thank you for this. As somebody who cries all the time (my poor daughter used to get so embarrassed about it), whether due to PTSD or because I am just wired like that, the only comment I have that in my case it's not a superpower and not a choice or expression of courage. It simply is. It can actually be quite disabling, such as when attending protests, serving in the soup kitchen, teaching, or other situations where it's not always welcome. But I really appreciate this angle and your beautiful language around it. Thank you.
Never really thought about 5he beauty of tears before. We all n3ed a kinder,gentler world. Embrace your feelings and those of others.
First thing I've seen online from you in months. Probably my phone. Missed you
Perfect timing for me … thank you 🙏