The Myth of Strength

There is a myth, the myth of strength.  It says the less we feel the stronger we are.  It says people should show no emotion; no tears, no laughter.  It frowns equally on tenderness and fear.  Because it is myth, it is an attempt to say what is not real.  Despite its lack of reality, it has any number of subscribers.  They think, or have been told, it is what should be and so they try living in the myth, hiding or denying what is.  They think they are being strong when they are being dead.  A myth is a poor trade when we prefer it to life.