28 August 2014 - QA 4

Is it okay to cry or is it a sign of weakness?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Yes, it is okay to cry. No, it is not a sign of weakness. Tears come when you are grateful. Tears come when you are in deep love, or deep in despair. It is inbuilt in the human system. Laughing and crying are two important things of human life.
You came into this world crying. If you had not, your parents would have cried. And when you leave this world, then also people will cry. If they don’t cry, you have not lived a good life. By your departure, if people are happy, you have not lived well.