Do tears undo tears?
I've been given countless pieces of advice throughout my life. When I got older and started a relationship, some advised me to have fun and not feel tied down, but others warned me instead: " Don’t be the cause of someone’s tearful prayers to God. " I'm sure I've made someone do that. I am not proud of the bad things I did. I fear that someday I would have to pay for hurting a person. I always feel guilty for causing someone pain. Even if my reasons felt valid at the time, I wonder now—was it ever truly fair? Many may argue that no reason is good enough to hurt someone, but what if you had to make someone cry to dry your tears? I was wondering, Can someone cause tears without ever shedding their own because of it? Does the question make sense? Do the nights I cried myself to sleep? The times I sat alone in a church, cried silently so no one would see? The hours locked in my bedroom, my face drenched in tears, ---do those moments count? Aren't my tears payment...
