#Tears

The Silent Language of Suffering and Tears

Building on Tagore’s imagery, the notion that eyes reveal the soul’s state traces back to ancient times. Shakespeare famously called eyes ‘the windows to the soul,’ a sentiment Tagore reinvigorates with fresh urgency. When anguish overwhelms, subtlety dissolves: the eyes betray what words cannot convey, becoming conduits for unspoken sorrow and intimate testimony to our vulnerability. [...]

When the Heart Is Full, the Eyes Overflow - Joy Harjo

In many cultures, tears are both a natural response to joy and sorrow. This quote implies that an abundance of feeling is a universal human trait, highlighting the richness of our emotional lives. [...]