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.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
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Memories, certain chapters in certain books, certain songs, certain scenes in certain movies, onions: they hold for me too. I can't say that the thought of change is sad for me. But yeah, the thought that everything comes to an end can make me cry. The thought of my grandmother or my parents dying do make me cry, because it spells the end of a certain story: the story of Me and the Person. The thought of having face the big bad world gives me energy, not tears. The 7th thing would be seeing death. Seeing a dead dog, or a dead man, or a dead mosquito is sad for me (That doesn't mean I never kill mosquitoes; it's just that I get sad after observing it's dead body. I guess death can be equated with "end". But by "end", I mean the end of relationships mostly, break-ups for example. 8th thing that makes me cry would be a full moon night. I've never figured out why the sight of the full moon always brings a lump in my throat since the last seven years! 9th thing would be the newspaper. The news. It makes me sad to see a picture of a dead man on the front page the picture of a smiling actress on page three. The contrast seems unacceptable, but I'm growing out of it with age...so that won't make me sad after a few years! the last thing would be seeing my ex. Just seeing her makes me realize how much I love her, and that I can never be with her. It works like an instant tear-jerker. :|
ReplyDeleteI haven't ever counted these stuffs cause usually after a shower of tears I forget the reason of that shower but a scar or that sense of sadness remains in memory remembering which will make some future moments sad. But I don't think they're bad. They're as important as our new year eve party.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I'm writing here but after reading this I think choosing 10 things that can make me cry is really difficult! Even thinking about "10 things that can make me cry" makes me cry right now 😢😑 Hence better I'll try to write this later.