Is It Okay For Grown Men To Cry?

At first hearing this most men would say no – “I would never cry
- real men don’t cry!” We are being programmed into believing
that crying is for the weak All the latest shows imply this
Just look at the soap operas and American Idol – the women are
always crying like Paula Abdul, but what about their men?
Hollywood has found that tough men sell – just look at 50 cent
and his new, murderous video game The real question is is there
a time or a circumstance when crying by a man would be
acceptable or even expected? This actually isn’t just recent It
is also biblical and the greatest man in history even cried and
no he’s not 50 cent
In the bible it talks about weeping of men in almost every book
In Jeremiah 48:14 it says “How say ye, We are mighty and strong
men for the war? 32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee
with the weeping of Jazer” In revelations it is stated in the
depiction of hell – “there will be weeping and nashing of
teeth” There are numerous references of women weeping and
crying in the bible, but there are also references of men crying
and they are usually attributed to a great loss – Darius and the
deathly sick child, numerous wars and struggles, even
surrounding the crucifiction of Jesus But nowhere does it state
that it is wrong for men to weep or cry
In Luke chapter 19:41-42 it states that Christ weeped over
Jerusalem Here is an instance where Christ felt sorrow for the
people in Jerusalem and he actually cried for them Regardless
of what requirements we place on manhood today – Jesus Christ
was the ultimate man – he was ridiculed and rejected by his
pears from early on, had no affinity for worldly goods (even
though satan tried many times), was threatened, beaten, spit on,
even crucified and he never rescinded What man today could bare
1/100th of what Jesus bore for all man kind?
If it was okay for Jesus to weep and not just in times of
grieving then it must be okay for the rest of mankind to weep or
cry We have seen men cry on September 11, 2001 when the World
Trade centers were brought down by terrorists We have seen men
cry in movies like Sixth Sense and on TV shows like Dr Phil and
Oprah But we do not see them do this in everyday real life
This is because we are programmed to think we will be seen as
weak, inferior, etc Just look at the recent Playstation games
our moldable youth are playing – 50 Cent goes on a wild killing
spree, Simon puts everyone down including Paula Abdul with zero
sympathy on American Idol, and in the Dukes of Hazard laws are
broken with reckless abandon and its all okay as Daisy (Jessica
Simpson) shows some cleavage and her legs and smiles It’s all
over the internet on Yahoo and Google – we are more interested
in 50 cent (44 million Google searches) than Jesus Christ (33
million Google searches)
There is something really wrong here We need to change this as
there are times when it is okay for men to cry and they should
not be seen as weaker, but as compassionate, faithful, caring,
and sorrowful, or in some cases even joyful (one can be happy
enough to cry and this is also mentioned in the bible like
Joseph’s father upon the return of his son) If Jesus Christ,
undoubtedly the greatest man to walk the earth (regardless of
your religion and faith) can cry and show compassion then grown
men can too Maybe this is why women live longer

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