The Secrets of Tears and Gifts of Freedom

It is such a secret place, the land of tears. ; Antoine de Saint-Exupery

This is a secret place and yet it's someplace we all know about. We have all been here at some point in our lives. It’s a place we come to grieve for our losses. It is a place that becomes our own and makes us feel safe. It's a place that relieves pressure and allows us to just let go of the pain that life brings. And yet when you look around it is not a barren or desolate place. Its wonderful, lush and full of so much beauty. Thousands of years shedding wet salty tears have given us this miraculous place with an ocean view. The tears shed have encouraged the sky to pour down tons of fresh water with us. Making the ground we kneel on, green with soft sweet grass. Flowers of all shapes, sizes and bright colors bring our surroundings to captivate us with their aroma and beauty. Trees tower to the sky above us as if in a race with each other, to touch the stormy clouds above. They seem so brave as the lightning dances around them like fire in the winds. The booming sounds of thunder the bass and drums in a sweet symphony that surrounds us. The waves beat the soft sand in a rhythm the rest can't refuse to play along to. Can you hear the song this place sings? The time feels frozen in a twilight. If you sit still and listen you can hear the whispers of every tear and the secrets they hold. Of every person who has come and bared their heart and soul to pour forth all their painful secrets. When you can't cry anymore tears and you have let out all the pain and grief, you can feel the atmosphere shift. The sky gives way to a sunset and the tune that plays changes as the sky grows dark. Till the fiery air has become the darkness its self-lit by the moon in all her glory. One by one her children join her in the sky so it looks as though the darkness has been replaced by a mountain of glowing glitter. You breathe the cool crisp air in deeply and feel the peace sweep over you. The panic and fear you once had, has been washed away. In a moment of clear thought and enlightenment, you know the single secret all tears share. In this place we find peace, we have been given freedom. In this secret place, I have been liberated from the oppression of society and the weight of the world that it come with. So will you come with your grief and burdens, your fear and desperation, your painful sorrow? Let this place that feeds on these things thrive. In return, it gives us this filling peace and thanks us with freedom.  How can you pass up a gift like this?