The power of tears

Why do we cry, and why do we so often prevent ourselves from crying? In a society obsessed with the cult of performance, what is the place of tears, fragility and vulnerability? Overworked, stressed and exhausted, we speed along, often denying ourselves the opportunity to break down, to cry and therefore to breathe. Yet tears are liberating, soothing and good for us. Crying cleanses the body of tension. A purifying, liberating effect. And what if the key to happiness lay in lʹaccepting our vulnerability?