That's the most common and stereotypical thing one could ever hear. We often hear it in movies, in family, in that man-time conversations, and even from our friends.

We often find in movies, the bigbody villains, and the small, lean heroes and the dons of the dungeons saying 'Man-up, men don't cry' . It's used so casually that even women were found to be influenced by it. Look at the irony.

Now comes the real question, is that really true?! Maybe if it isn't, not many would have stated nor confirmed it. Right?! History belongs to the stronger ones, and crying is a symbol of weakness. Doesn't it?!

Oh No. No. How stereotypical of me to think like that? Yeah. I was once. I was this small town kid who thought that 'majority is always true and correct' but not anymore.

It took me some time to actually wrap my mind around this thing called stereotype. I always wondered when someone told me that crying is weakness, because last time I checked it takes a lot of courage to admit your feelings for someone whether it may be love, pain,or hate.

It takes a lot of strength to accept your mistake and apologize for it. It takes a lot of pain to accept your weakness and fight it. It's the most courageous thing to do ever.

When I was a kid I often used to hear people say 'strong men don't cry' But, if they really can't accept what they are, how can they improve something which they are not? One can never build a strong and sophisticated building on a fictional foundation.

Men were told to man up since ages, but they weren't really told what really man up meant. Man up doesn't mean you should straighten up your shoulders and back, raise your head even to yourself in front of the mirror.

Men were told to take up the responsibility from the moment they start sensing the world. They were born with pre responsibilities and obligations that just made them accept that they were bound to be strong and hard. They were never given an option really. They were so conditioned into it that they even forgot they were never born to be so. The gender classification of the historical societies were carried on still today from the times they were followed with acceptance to now where they are just rubbed on us.

But these stereotypes are equally hazardous to all. I mean if it is really such a bad thing then why do we have tear glands in the first place. Men need not to cover their wounds for wounds are wounds for everyone. Pain is pain for everyone, and it must be felt.

It's okay. It's okay to be weak cause you never know what strength means. It's okay to be sad otherwise you never know what happiness means. It's okay to be unsatisfied otherwise you never know what satisfaction means. Like I said, it's okay not to be okay. We never were,but somehow were okay at last.