its only words .... and tears ??

question that has been prodding me for sometime now.... is it only words or do tears have a powerful effect of conveying a message ? i am not looking to find answers but to look at what is it that makes tears appear the way they are - unmanly, signs of weakness. well, Black did move me to tears, and an even bigger watershed was that of eleventh standard. but that is not all. several times, i have felt like i would have cried after listening to some really touchy tale, not necessarily related to me or any of my loved ones, but just an arbit thing. but i never did cry. in fact, i didnt even have to struggle to hold back my tears, it was all very natural. but the other day, i almotst broke the barrier. and the pain was not at all mine. in fact, those would have been tears of joy, of the victory of human spirit and of the celebration of the fight that we all put up with the mundane, sometimes victorious, often succumbing, but never letting go.
back to the topic, i heard somewhere that a man's tears are odubly powerful .. or smthing like that, i dont remember. should such  fuss exist? even for a woman's tears? it isnt a bit too much to say we are sexist in our opinions here. well, whatever. my motto still remains "Smile, the world looks better when you do" so keep smiling and be happy.