Context: He was a part of me in a way I would never know while living . And here , in the distorted heaven projected around me , I finally could . And damn if the words did n't make tears sting in my eyes . I would have been embarrassed , but I think I was past all that .

Question: Why does this person start to have tears in his eyes ?
Options:
0. None of the above choices .
1. He could not clear his eyes of the particles that got put in the air .
2. He lost someone very close to him and he longs to be with him .
3. This person was in a dust storm and it made his eyes sting .
Answer: 2