When clouds of pain loom in the sky When a shadow of sadness flickers by When a tear finds its way to the eye When fear keeps the loneliness alive I try and console my heart Why is it that you cry? I ask This is only what life imparts These deep silences within Have been handed out to all by time Everyone’s story has a little sorrow Everyone’s share has a little sunshine No need for water in your eyes Every moment can be a new life Why do you let them pass you by? Oh heart, why is it that you cry? .Javed Akhtar
About This Quote
The words of the great poet are said to have been written during World War II by a man who fought in the war and was captured by the Germans. He asked himself why he cries. A person is not meant to cry about everything. Life will hand you sadness, but that is not the same as crying about it.
Crying over sorrow is pointless. When you open your eyes in the morning, don’t your first thought be one of happiness? When you leave home with your loved ones, don’t you feel like this is the most exciting time of your life? That is how it should be.
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