Manliness.

If you are one of those people who was brought up in a society where you were told to keep yourself strong physically, mentally and not to mention, emotionally, you are not alone for I too was told that it was weak to cry and share pains. I too was told that men don't cry, which is  probably one of the few "sexist towards men" things.

Hello there, I'm the Earthian here.

Let's break it down. From the early ages, we have defined the traits of humans, categorized the instincts that we have and divided it amongst the genders that we have. We make everyone aware of these unwritten rules of behaviours and we make people follow them, without ever giving them the opportunity to even question these rules. And as much as people mind these rules, they abide by them for whatever reason and almost always they strip themselves off of the basic instincts to share and let go of what is bothering them. Especially in this day and age, I think people are too scared to tell other people that they are in need of emotional support in some way or the other. This has become especially common amongst the youth because the generation gap between today's youth and their parents has become so large because of the internet. It has become very easy to get singled out, to feel lonely and desperate. I know because I've been there. And I know what it's like to have a lot of "friends" but not even a single friend. That's actually one of the biggest reasons I started writing on this blog, to free myself from the emotional wreckage that I was. And it has worked surprisingly well, I must admit.

There are more people to tell you to wipe your tears and man up than to give you a warm hug and just listen to whatever that is hurting you.
There are more people to laugh at your miseries than to join hands with you to make you feel empowered. There are more people ready to watch you and your miseries from the sidewalk than to actually help you up when you're falling down. But the best thing about this is that once you identify your actual sharing medium, be it a person, a place, a book, a song, a movie or anything for that matter, you will become stronger than ever. Believe that.

Lot's of love, peace.