It’s Alright to Cry "And Joseph was in tears" (Genesis 50:17, 50:1, 44:2, 14, 15, 43:30 - 6 times the Torah tells us that Joseph cried)
It’s alright to cry. I can’t believe I’m still writing this but it needs to be said. Some like an arm around them when they are crying, some prefer to be left alone. Some weep silently and some wail. No matter how you do it, it is ok. It doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman, adult or child, it is perfectly normal and healthy to cry. It doesn’t matter if the cause seems silly or even far in the past, it is good for you to cry. You don’t have to explain it and you don’t have to compare the pain to other difficulties, it makes sense to cry. It can be for happy things or for sad things, crying helps.
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