Some people think emotional sensitivity is foolish and irrational, but I don't think so.
Shakespeare didn't think so, as Macbeth is about the self destruction brought about by suppressing one's emotional side and living according to pure reason...and Christ Himself showed strong emotions.
Yet I no longer allow emotions to rule my life. Though I am sensitive, I am not sentimental....Though I am a romantic idealist, I am not unrealistic.
Modern culture is wrong -- again. Qualities of quietness and meekness are positive, not signs of weakness. Allowing ourselves to feel our emotions helps us retain our humanity. Sensitivity is essentially honesty, the courage to be vulnerable.
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