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In the violence of the overcoming [of reason], in the disorder of my laughter and my sobbing, in the excess of raptures that shatter me, I seize on the similarity between a horror and a voluptuousness that goes beyond me, between an ultimate pain and an unbearable joy! Bataille, had he seen it, would have been flabbergasted. As if a sort of visual excavation is taking place, the way the fresco gradually emerges as our eyes get used to the dark.
And as the outside world disappears, like some already-forgotten fairytale, an inner world comes to life, constituting—from the moment of its revelation until the time we finally exit—our sole view of reality. No escape, as day turns to night. Art teaches people to become someone else. Eventually, all of us is an other.
Or we possess the ability to be so, if pushed far enough. We are rent asunder, we lose ourselves, and then regain ourselves, for the sake of losing ourselves once again. In the end, crying is all that matters.
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Through this salty liquid, produced by our own bodies, we dissolve as individual beings and make contact with something greater than ourselves. It is one of our deepest needs, to be lifted above ourselves and thrown, by force, into a limitless, and therefore self-destructive, communion with something that exists as much within us as outside of us, unattainable save for in certain extremely emotional moments. And nothing is why we came here. And nothing is what we so awkwardly strive and fight for. God, take this pain away, which is me.
Detail from Sverre Malling's "Souvenir. Courtesy of the artist. II Inspired, possibly, by the shape of the room, I always think of Jonah and the whale whenever I visit Tomba Emmanuelle, the ceiling curving like gigantic ribs above me. III A wonderful sense of being consumed, this is what the Vigeland mausoleum offers its unprepared first-time visitor. Focus on bringing your breathing back to a normal flow.
Tears Quotes
Count to ten, take slow deep breaths, and focus on relaxing. Blink rapidly Blinking rapidly can help you quickly clear away any initial tears so they don't start rolling down your face. Use this tactic in combination with other ideas listed here for a killer power move that will bring an end to your tears. Don't blink at all Alternatively, if you feel a cry coming on, open your eyes as wide as they will go - this could help to cut off the tears before they even start.
Look up Looking up lets the tears pool slightly at the bottom of your eyelid so they don't immediately run down your face. Looking up can also help cut the flow of tears and get you back to the right frame of mind. Change your thought patterns Changing the way you think in the moment is probably one of the most effective, but also the hardest way to stop yourself from crying.
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Instead of focusing on the reason for crying in the first place, try to think of something entirely different. Think of a happy moment from your past, a funny scene from your favorite movie, or a time in your life that you're particularly proud of - anything to take you out of the moment.
- Sacred Tears: An Essay by Stig Sæterbakken.
- On paper / Tears, by Ché Zara Blomfield & Julien Ceccaldi.
- Story of a Cockroach (Mini-Animalist).
- Poètes du vin, poètes divins (Littérature française) (French Edition)!
Distract your body If nothing else works, try distracting your body and confusing it into an entirely different emotional reaction.