Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There's a kind of crying that comes straight from love — and that kind is precious and true.
When we cry only over losing things, the tears don't heal us the same way.
But tears that flow from a loving, grateful heart are the truest tears there are.
The Alaahanee closes with its deepest and most beautiful teaching about grief itself: "he alone truly weeps who weeps in the Lord's Love." Guru Nanak makes a tender distinction — there is crying that comes from love (grieving because we loved, our hearts turned toward what's good and true) and crying that comes only from losing things (weeping for possessions, for what Maya took). The first kind of grief is holy — it's love overflowing; the second doesn't heal us. This does not forbid tears — it honors the tears of love. For a child, gently: it's good and right to cry when you love someone; tears that come from love are precious and true. (This is a tender subject; if a child is grieving, they need warmth and closeness above all.)
When you feel sad because you love someone, who can you go to for a warm hug?
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