Why do we cry?

Very recently i got an unexpected email from a long lost friend. With the things that happened between us in the past I did not help but journey down memory lane. Next thing i knew tears were rolling down my cheeks ... and then i got thinking, why do we cry?

A stream of questions followed:
- Why do we cry when we’re happy?
- Why do we cry when we’re sad?
- Why do we cry when we get hurt?
- Why do we cry when we feel pain?
- Why do we cry when we say goodbye?
- Why do we cry when we lose somebody?
- Why do we cry when we see a friend crying?
- Why do we cry when we watch emotional scenes in movies or soap operas?
- Why do we cry when we’re so pissed?
- Why do we cry when we feel trapped?
- Why do we cry? Why do we cry?

Whenever I cry I take it as a release from all the emotions boiling up inside me … it reminds that I am human, vulnerable to the things happening around me … makes me more in touch with the realities of life ...

PS: WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? WHY DID YOU CRY?