Munia Khan:
Born on March 15, 1981.
She is from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is an acclaimed poet, writer, teacher, and editor of several books and anthologies. Her work has been translated internationally, including into Japanese, Romanian, French, Urdu, Italian, Dutch, Croatian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Irish.
Do not feel sad for your tears, as rocks never regret the waterfalls.
The quote poetically expresses that “tears are natural” and need not be a cause for shame or regret.
– 😢 Tears are part of being human
– 💪 Vulnerability and strength can go together
– 🌊 Just as a “waterfall” flows naturally from a rock wall, emotions are also allowed to come out freely.
Core:
👉 The quote actually says: ‘be not ashamed of sorrow or tears; they are a natural expression of feeling.’
🌍 Origin:
This is ‘not an old proverb’, but a ‘modern, literary quotation’.
– 🕰️ It emerged in the 21st century
– ✍️ It has started circulating as an independent aphorism
– 📚 The distribution took place mainly via quotation platforms such as:
– Goodreads
– QuoteFancy
– and similar websites
This made it:
– translated into many languages
– often shared ‘separately from the original context’
– sometimes wrongly regarded as an ‘anonymous saying’
👤 Author: Munia Khan.
– ✅ Munia Khan is cited as an author on multiple quote platforms
– 📖 The quote appears in ‘several of her works’
