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When Was The Last Time You Cried?

Saturday, 18 February 2012 00:00
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Daniel Ankrah, Operations Manager
The last time I cried was in 2007 in my final year at the university when my girlfriend called one morning to say it was over for no apparent reason.

What hurt me most was that we dated for almost four years only for her to tell me in our final yearthat it was over.

To me, it meant that

I was only helping her finish her course. Meanwhile, that wasn’t my intention. I really loved her and thought we will get married.

Initially, I thought it was a joke but later, I realized something was really wrong. She usually calls me first everyday but I realised I didn’t receive a call from her the day after she called to say it was over.

I virtually cried my eyes out. I kept thinking she’d come back but she didn’t and that made me cry the more. I just couldn’t help stop crying.

I cried for almost two weeks and if pillows could really talk, my pillow could testify to that. My roommates did well to console me down but I couldn’t just help but cry. I knew I could get over her but it took some time to actually pull myself together.

Yeah, it was worth crying over. You see, sometimes it is good to cry just to let out the pain. I felt so relieved afterward.

Gladys Agbadi, Sales Rep
Last year in September wasn’t too good for me at all. I was on my way to the hairdressing salon when I fell into a gutter. The wooden plank across the gutter gave way and I fell into the gutter.

I just broke down and wept. I guess the sight of blood and the gaping wound made the tears flow down my cheeks. I was badly hurt that I had to visit the clinic to dress the wound.

I cried for close to 30 minutes after the accident happened and I always cried when I went to dress the wound which lasted for three weeks.

Well, I think it was worth crying over because I didn’t want a scar on my leg but unfortunately I do now. Ithought it was the worst thing to ever happen to me but anytime I remember the incident, I just laugh because, when I told my friends about what happened, they laughed at me and it makes me laugh as well.

I think it was the last time I cried and it makes me laugh anytime it comes to mind.

Samuel Okine, Student
I can recall the last time I cried. It was in the university. I was considered one of the best students when it came to a particular subject and so most toimes when exams are due, I share my knowledge with some of my course mates.

That particular year, I organized and led a group to study and we were hopeful that everybody would have an ‘A’ in that particular subject.

When the results came, I went to check the notice board and to my horror all my study mates had ‘A’ and me, the group leader, a ‘C’.

Just imagine how I felt. I walked quietly to my room and cried the whole day. I asked myself, how could I have ‘boomed’ and the peopleI taught rather make good grades.

After crying for days, I felt ok but anytime we had that subject, my mood changed but said to myself it won’t happen again and it never happened till I completed.

I still feel hurt when I think about it but I won’t shed tears again over that. It was worth crying over because till now I don’t understand how it happened. I who was so good and taught others should trail behind them.

Richard Okraku, Businessman
The last time I cried was last week when Ghana last to Zambia at the just ended AFCON. I cried like I was going to be awarded afterwards. I was so hurt because I don’t joke with football especially when it has to do with Ghana.

Moreover, I had a GHc 1000 bet with a friend and since Ghana lost I had to pay because if we had won, he would have paid me. I cried the whole night, I cried till I slept off.

Even now the pain still lives with me but I’m trying hard to let go because after all, I gained nothing but lost a GHc1000 bet to a friend. I even wish I could reverse this whole thing and get my money back.

Well, I see crying over this issue in two ways. It was worth crying over because we lost to Zambia and I shared in their pain. On the other hand it was not worth it because I lost money over something that couldn’t yield any good.

Margaret Akuffo, Sales Assistant
I lost my beloved son last year and it was hell for me. My son meant so much to me and I was devastated when he died. I lost him just like that after a brief illness.

I remember I cried for over four months and my friends and loved ones tried consoling me but I just couldn’t help myself. I just had to cry my pain away but now I’ve been able to get over it although it has not been easy.

Well, when I remember his death, I feel so much pain within and I try not to shed a tear even though he was and he is still worth crying over. He was humble, caring among others so why won’t anyone cry over the death of such a person?

I try not to remember but I believe I am human and there are times it comes back to me. I miss him so much and wish God could bring him back.

Akanwille Jeremiah, Security Guard
Last year September was the last time I wept. You see, during the 2008 elections, I campaigned so well for a particular party and because I didn’t want people to know that I belonged to that party, I did the campaign secretly.

I went frpom house to house to canvass for votes for the party. That party people knew me and what I was doing for them and so I thought I’d be sorted out when they win the elections.

Fortunately the party won and I was promised a whole lot including a job. My parents were so happy because they thought our dream had finally come true. It’s been three years now and still nothing has happened. I am well educated so this is not what I’m supposed to do. At least, I deserve better than this.

It was when I recollect the vain promises that I broke down last September in my room. I really shed tears because I realized I had worked tirelessly in vain and even now when I remember, I feel like crying.

I am disappointed because I put all my trust in the party. I can say, it wasn’t worth crying over since I got nothing out of my effort.

Nadia Quartey, Student
My final year in school didn’t go well at all. That was last year when I had no money to register for WASSCE and the deadline was just a day away. Not that I didn’t want to pay, but my mother didn’t have it and there was nothing I could do about that. It felt so depressing and I cried and cried till my eyes felt like popping out of their sockets.

I started the crying on my way to school that morning and people who didn’t know the reason for my tears laughed at me and it worsened the situation. I felt so alone at that moment I thought no one liked me.

There was a rule that, even if you paid your school fees without the WASSCE fees you wouldn’t be allowed to write the exam.

In order not to miss the opportunity to write the exams, I borrowed money from a friend to pay for the registration. By God’s grace I write and passed successfully.

Yeah, anytime I think about it, I get so down but I don’t shed tears over it and of course, it was worth crying over because I’m sure if I had not cried that much, no one would have had pity on me to give me the money.

Ruth Ashitey, Student
I consider myself as what they call a ‘hard’ girl. Since I don’t want to be seen as weak, I try not to involve myself with things that would get me in the crying mood but what happened six years ago softened me that I cried bitterly. That was the last time I cried because I haven’t shed a tear since then.

I lost my mum six years ago and it broke my heart. She meant the world to me. She was the one who always advised me and made sure I was happy all the time. She made sure I lacked nothing and so I loved her.

I really loved this woman and when she died, I thought I had lost everything including hope.

The tears flowed down my face for months and when I think of it now, I get so emotional. I will say it was very well worth crying over because losing a mother is not easy at all and those who have been through it would attest to that.


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