The Noble Art of the Manly Cry

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October 7, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace It is such a secret place, the land of tears. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery - The Noble Art of the Manly Cry One of our most firmly entrenched ideas of masculinity is that men don't cry. But historical and literary evidence suggests that, in the past, male weeping was regarded as normal in almost every part of the world for most of recorded history. Consider Homer's Iliad, in which the entire Greek army bursts into unanimous tears no less than three times... { read more } Be The Change Ask yourself why the quality of feeling awakened by music or poetry or sad news of a loved one that brings us to tears should be limited by a gender. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Ten Things Creative People Know 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself Stunning Images of the Power of Education 19 Uplifting Photos That Capture The Human Spirit Because I'm Happy This Is Your Brain On Scarcity 7 Keys To A Good Death DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 162,836 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More