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 ?
Answer: None of the above choices .He could not clear his eyes of the particles that got put in the air .He lost someone very close to him and he longs to be with him .This person was in a dust storm and it made his eyes sting .