Were my tears as sign of empathy or weakness?

I burst into tears while the whole group of female beneficiaries was crying. I felt very uncomfortable, as I was not sure whether my tears were interpreted as a sign of empathy or of weakness by my beneficiaries.

Georgian Helper

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