tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post1719142039758307932..comments2023-11-05T04:58:15.443-07:00Comments on Straight and Narrow Blog: About Mormon TearsJettboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-39272947811374749202015-03-17T00:37:35.943-06:002015-03-17T00:37:35.943-06:00i think all your tears are fake. i think that'...i think all your tears are fake. i think that's why you think these other tears are fake too. i feel sorry for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-76602723279478066552009-10-22T12:54:30.319-06:002009-10-22T12:54:30.319-06:00The problem is precisely that we cry because we fe...The problem is precisely that we cry because we feel like it. It's an emotional affect -- often a false note (in my opinion). We allow our emotions to overcome our common sense. We cry in order to be convincing. It's something that we must unlearn -- not completely, but largely. We need to point out to our children: why is that man crying? Teach them not to mimic this cultural brxbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650507562615337620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-46042807922621939792009-10-14T15:45:46.349-06:002009-10-14T15:45:46.349-06:00But this is a situation where outsiders truly can&...But this is a situation where outsiders truly can't judge your sincerity. One person's tears might not seem genuine, and another's might seem very genuine--but who knows what's really going on in their hearts?<br /><br />I suppose I'm horribly naive, but I doubt most people are turning on the waterworks on purpose. At least, I truly hope nobody sees baring their testimony asCJhttp://cjstutz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-19525920281078130582009-10-14T09:21:21.276-06:002009-10-14T09:21:21.276-06:00I didn't say crying or tears should be avoided...I didn't say crying or tears should be avoided. I am just asking to be genuine, because if you are not then it brings the sincere tears of others into question.Jettboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300495482595955440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-10837367928944477552009-10-14T06:34:06.495-06:002009-10-14T06:34:06.495-06:00Baring your Testimony--or sharing any intensely pr...Baring your Testimony--or sharing any intensely private, genuine feeling--can be incredibly hard. In fact, the more genuine it is, chances are, the harder it is (for us more private folks, anyway) to share. In essence, you're taking the best of yourself, and putting it out there for people to stare at.<br /><br />And, in so doing, you're exposing yourself to ridicule. The fear of CJhttp://cjstutz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442628.post-30165186054941253222009-10-11T13:37:08.563-06:002009-10-11T13:37:08.563-06:00I used to never cry when I gave a talk or shared m...I used to never cry when I gave a talk or shared my testimony. That all changed for me when I had children. Honestly, I think being tired, hormonal, and life perspective changes how I "feel" about things. I would rather not cry when I teach a lesson, or shared my testimony, I don't want my emotions or feelings to sway the spirit in the room.<br /><br />At the same time, I do not Tigersuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375000801423259917noreply@blogger.com