Men's Tears

The first time in my life seeing a man in tears was 18 years ago when my mum passed away. It was the day of the funeral and for 16 years as daughter of my parent, it's the first time i've seen my dad cried. That's the tears of a man who lost his wife of more than 30years.
 
The second time when i seen a man cried was the fateful 26/12/1999.. I hate to elaborate more, but that was the tears of a HEARTBROKEN father.
 
The third time was in 26/12/2004. Tears of a father and brother who lost their daughter/sister to the Tsunami.
 
Then in May, I saw a 80years old uncle cried in front of me becos he lost his wife of 50years.. That's sad and I really don't know how to console him and what to say in order to make him feel better. It's Love and I know one of this day it will happen to us, losing our partner.
 
As we can see, most cried because they lost their loved ones, through accident, sickness and disaster, but the man who was in tears just a minute ago cried because he have to send his son to the jail, one and only son. It's not easy because no parent will ever like to see their children suffer, they always want to give us the best and no matter what we do, they will always forgive us and support us. He has to because being a father, he have done his part, by taking good care and provide for him, but he is always giving him problem. This time, it's becos of all the traffic fines and offence he have committed or ignored many months ago. Enough is enough, he have come up with 15k to bail him out, but the penalty was so high and the only time his son willing bear the full responsibilities. The thought of seeing himself in the jail really broke his heart and he no longer able to control his tears.
 
We all learn from mistakes and we all grown through mistakes and educations, I really hope this one month will be an experience for him as well as a lesson for him to grow. He is an adult, old enough to be a father, but he never grow any mature. As a father, this is a time for him to let go, though painful, but it's time to do so. I hope when he return home, he will treasure his family and be more sensible.