True Tears

Tears, in all basicity are just water. 70% of the human body is made up of water, so it's probably no surprise that it's no difficult feat to cry. All of us have cried tears before, but have you cried true tears?

True tears are tears which spring forth from the heart, but none other than the true heart.

To get by in today's world, societal norms often require us to restrain our true selves to uphold an image in society. To be something you are not, to say something you do not mean, is in other words, to lie. But the world is built on lies and life is just a grand facade. Ever had a guilty pleasure? Something that you know you'd be frowned upon by those around you if they ever found out?

Day after day we put on masks and parade ourselves around the city as if it's the natural thing to do. We change ourselves to fit in and lie to impress. When we look in the mirror, we aren't even true to ourselves. Then I ask you, where does the true self lie when you aren't even true to yourself?

The human heart is a fragile one. We never fully let our guard down, sometimes even around the nearest and dearest. There's nobody who knows yourself like you do. It's only a matter of whether you accept what you see in its entirety, whether you like it or not.

Ever had a secret you never told anyone, or something you feel you just can't tell anyone? Deep-seated feelings like resent, loneliness or guilt? And the closer people try to get to subjects like these, the more you tend to reject them. But hypocrisy is an intrinsic quality of the world's workings. The more you reject them, the more you actually want them to find out.

Lay a trail of breadcrumbs while batting them away, desperately trying to show them what's beneath the farce. You really want to share it with someone, someone who understands, someone you can trust. And the moment that someone breaks the final barrier, the final mask you wear, only is the true heart to be seen, and tears spring forth instantaneously whether you like it or not, and those are true tears. Tears, cried not from the head, but from the heart.

It doesn't take much. Just one sentence would do. "All this while you were just lonely weren't you?" or "Don't worry, no matter what happens, I'll be there for you." I've seen true tears, just once. I've cried true tears, just one. Have you?