What makes you cry?

I was once asked in group, "What makes you cry?".

Independently, out of 6 pple... 5 said the death of a love one. All except me... It just din occur to me as a reason. I said TV dramas and anger makes me cry.

I din lied... but seeing other's response i pondered...

I have been really fortunate, i haven't had to lose someone really dear. The closest i got was losing my grandmothers (both mum's and dad's). One i wasn't too close to, another was so sick with cancer i was pretty glad when it was all over. Both occassions i was young enough to be spared from most of the dramas...

But back to the question of wat makes me cry... I cry not for those who have passed on... but I cry for those who got left behind...

I cried when I remember how my grandpa set all his pet birds free after my grandma passed away, becoz she nv liked them. I cried when I remembered how he would tok abt her fondly at her funeral with both a smile and a tear. I cry when I remember my mum's grief when she realized she wasn't able to make it to my grandma's deathbed in time. I cry when I remember my dad breakdown by the wall at the hospital, when my grandma when into critical condition.

The dead can't be sad anymore, they can't be hurt again nor feel pain. What is painful are the pple they had to leave behind? Pain belongs to those who still have to hold on. Pain belongs to those who can still love... For that, my tears goes to those left behind...