10 things that can make me cry.

I have no idea why I am making such a morbid list. This blog post will probably have oodles of depression reeking in every letter, but i guess every one of the 10 things mentioned in the list is close to me for some personal or other reason.

Here are the 10 things that can make me cry. Not necessarily in any order, though. It's not that #1 makes me howl while #10 just makes me sniff! :)

1. A good movie. Example - Kramer vs. Kramer, Grave of the Fireflies. I have cried during odd movies because of my own emotional state during those times. I cried during The Holiday (more so because of Kate Winslet's dazzling performance matched by Jude Law's one too). I howled during a home viewing of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (don't ask me why). And most recently (read - last night), i cried while watching 500 Days of Summer.

2. A good song. Read - Bryan Adams' Heaven. Or Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven.

3. A fight with mom.

4. A sudden jolt of sadness that hits me when the lights are off and the blanket's covering me at night. Just before sleeping, a wave of sadness sweeps over me. And i start thinking about a lot of sad stuff.

5. Pain.

6. Failure. I've cried when I've failed. When I failed chemistry in class 8, or when I failed to win the Talent Contest in class 11. When I got low marks on a project, when I lost a debate competition, when I forgot my lines on stage. I cried.

7. The ending chapter of the Harry Potter series. I have an immense nostalgic connection with that chapter. It was such a phenomena that came to an end. I couldn't take it. I cried like a boy who lost his mother minutes after finishing the last chapter of the last book. It was an overwhelming feeling. I felt that the characters with whom I'd grown finally grew up themselves. The magic died.

8. Onions.

9. The thought of change. The thought that my grandmother will die one day. The thought that one day, i'll have to move from my lovely home in Lake Gardens. The thought that one day, my parents will die. The thought that i will have to work hard to earn money. The thought that change is constant.

10. Memories.


Do mention what 10 things can make you cry. I'll want to know.