I'm amazed at how capable people are when it comes to communicating with others, or about others, but become inept and closed down when faced with dealing with their own emotions or feelings. Communication is so essential to any successful relationship, and yet if we can't even recognize and acknowledge our own feelings how can we hope to ever share with another? I feel sorry for those who refuse to recognize or deal with (negative) emotions, who push them back, or cover them up with false gayiety. People who always "need" to be up, who don't know how to cry, are emotional time bombs waiting to explode. Emotional release is mandatory for a healthy emotional life. Learning to suppress crying, because it is a sign of weakness, is a fallacy and incredibly detrimental to a positive and healthy emotional life, which, in itself, is the major foundation for effective communication. The ability to release emotions allows the ability to understand and share with another in their time of emotional duress, and builds a base for meaningful communication... The emotionally strongest man to ever live, the greatest of all commnicators, often cried, and often in response to the condition of others. Tears of empathy. And tears of sorrow. But tears... John 11:35- "Jesus wept."
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