{"id":995,"date":"2024-11-13T21:04:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T21:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/?p=995"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:32:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:32:46","slug":"do-you-run-out-of-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/13\/do-you-run-out-of-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you run out of tears?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-11-13T21:04:42+00:00\">13 November 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>|<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/index.php\/tag\/palestine\/\" rel=\"tag\">Palestine<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/index.php\/tag\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>|<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa68586ef67d5c60f9538fb6a6ab36a8?s=24&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa68586ef67d5c60f9538fb6a6ab36a8?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-24 photo' height='24' width='24' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Christian Taylor<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/index.php\/newsletter\/\" style=\"background-color:#82cc21\">Subscribe to future posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Other posts from Palestine<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-930 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-palestine tag-travel\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/30\/update-from-christian-maria\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Update from Christian &amp; 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Watching these kids, I couldn&#8217;t stop thinking about what life will be like for them. I hope that in their lifetime they will see democracy, liberty, and justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To the little boy who we visited in his kindergarten class,<br><br>One of your classmates took your coin and you started to cry. <br>Just like any child would.  <br>You still have a sense of justice. <br>You are so innocent. <br><br>I wonder: <br><br>When the soldier turns you away at the check point, do you cry? <br>When dirty water is thrown down on you from the settlers&#8217; apartments above ,do you cry? <br>When the settlers parading through the city taunt you, do you cry? <br><br>As you grow up will you still have tears? <br><br>When your brother is arrested, will you cry? <br>When your family\u2019s shop is forced to close, will you cry? <br>When you are spit on and beaten, will you cry? <br><br>Surely, when your cousin is shot, you will cry.<br><br>Or at some point do you run out of tears? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img7-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1001\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thecrunchylife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img7-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestine | Today we visited a kindergarten class and had an amazing time playing with the kids. 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