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Why do I cry when I cry, when I feel pain, when I feel sad, etc.?

Why do I cry when I cry, when I feel pain, when I feel sad, etc.?

Humans are always shedding tears, not only when they want to, when they are sad, and so on, but also little by little.

The real function of Namida is to keep the surface of the eyeball clean. Namida washes off debris and kills germs on the surface of the eyeballs. They also keep the surface of the eyeballs from getting too dirty. Therefore, tears must always flow, little by little. If you look at your eyes in a mirror, you can see that your eyeballs are tight.
But that is not the only thing that causes tears. The lachrymal gland, which produces tears, is located on the outer surface of the upper part of the eyeballs. When the brain gives an order to these nerves, they produce tears. When we feel pain or sadness, we start to cry, which means that the brain gives us the order to do so.
When we cry, it is not only because our nerves tell us to do so, but also because our facial muscles contract differently than usual, causing our lachrymal glands to contract, which in turn causes us to cry. For example, when the crying continues and the tears do not stop but just flow out more and more.

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Tears contain an enzyme called lysozyme that dissolves bacteria, making them bactericidal.

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