Happy Tears

by EnchantedRealmsFiction

His master once had told him about tears, but he had not told him everything. Some things Kenshin learned on his own.

There were many kinds of tears, his master had once told him

There were many kinds of tears, his master had once told him. What had sparked this discussion, the young boy had never been able to say. It had simply . . . started.

Tears, his master had said, were the soul's way of cleansing itself. There were many sorrowful things in the world, and the soul needed to find a way of releasing the sadness and cleansing itself. If it did not, the soul would darken, and a person became less than human.

His master, though, had never told him about the tears that were shed in moments of joy and great happiness. He had learned about those tears himself, those wonderful and happy tears.