eyewater - noun - tears (W. Indian) (Lexico.com)
I don't know about you, but I like it when words point to literal meanings. Take eyewater, for example. Water flowing from the eyes would obviously refer to tears. If you happen to be someone who is learning English (most likely if you are, you're not reading this blog, but who knows?), you might appreciate the simplicity of eyewater, especially if you already know "eye" and "water." The simple, practical term that probably started as a neologism makes a heck of a lot of sense in a world that is often obscure and nonsensical.
Commonplace eyewater is being spilled more frequently of late. Every time I check Facebook, I see that one of my friends has lost a parent, child, or friend to one malady or another. Weeping, or losing eyewater, is indicative of grief, but it is also a way that we can show mourners empathy or sympathy, whichever comes first. When someone loses a loved one, it is hard to know what to say. Crying in the presence of the bereaved communicates "I share your pain" sans unnecessary or uncomfortable verbiage. Unfortunately, I attend more funerals than any other gathering, so I can attest to the fact that eyewater without words works well.
However, being an optimist, I'd rather correlate eyewater with tears of happiness, not grief. When was the last time you laughed until you cried? Clearly, the joyous kind of eyewater needs to be shed more frequently.
Your mission today, if you choose to accept it, is to seek out a joke that will cause you to chuckle, chortle, cackle (whatever) until eyewater inundates your cheeks, and you have to go running for a tissue to prevent from drowning in your tears. May that sense of joy invade your pores and stay with you throughout each and every day.
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