The tears stream down my cheeks from my unblinking eyes. What makes me weep so? From time to time. There is nothing saddening here. Perhaps it is liquefied brain.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker describes crying without a clear cause, suggesting it might be a physiological reaction rather than an emotional one.
- In plain terms
- I cry for no sad reason, maybe just biology.
- What can you take from it?
- Tears do not always require an emotional trigger.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do you cry when nothing is wrong?
- Is crying always emotional?
Another view
Reducing tears to biology ignores potential underlying emotional causes.
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