Crocodile tears?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="crocodile">crocodile</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="They">They</span> <span word="weep">weep</span> <span word="crocodile">crocodile</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disadvantaged">disadvantaged</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, “<span word="they">they</span>” <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="insincere">insincere</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="crocodile">crocodile</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>”.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="crocodiles">crocodiles</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>-<span word="blooded">blooded</span> <span word="beasts">beasts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="remorseful">remorseful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="remorseful">remorseful</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sorrowful">sorrowful</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="moisten">moisten</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="insofar">insofar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="crocodiles">crocodiles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="feasting">feasting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prey">prey</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="insincere">insincere</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emotion">emotion</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="crocodile">crocodile</span> <span word="tears">tears</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="prince">prince</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="wale">wale</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demise">demise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crocodile">crocodile</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="heir">heir</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pining">pining</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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