It is almost impossible not to feel some emotions. You have to wait 90 seconds and by that time most of it will have subsided. Acting on an emotion is a choice. It is hard to find a justification for some emotions such as jealousy or envy. Again like you said feeling it is one thing, acting on it is quite another.
I was riveted by your post and fascinated by your conclusions but wow- I don’t fully agree. First off the difference between fear and doubt in regards to Jesus, in my view, negligible. I believe it is said he cried out “Father, why have you forsaken me?” which to my mind infers doubt and fear both.
But the analysis of your aunt- could be very generous on your part. Spoiling your children isn’t loving them too deeply - it’s in my mind the most selfish and easy path to avoiding the most important responsibility we’re ever entrusted to accomplish.
I was taught that showing anger is bad. I was supposed to be sweet and kind and happy always, but it is not good to suppress our emotions. We need to feel it fully and try to understand it without letting it consume us. We can learn to communicate about it without having negative reactions. We are human, though and sometimes we do react. The most we can do is try to not cause harm to anyone, ourselves included, when we feel anger.
It is almost impossible not to feel some emotions. You have to wait 90 seconds and by that time most of it will have subsided. Acting on an emotion is a choice. It is hard to find a justification for some emotions such as jealousy or envy. Again like you said feeling it is one thing, acting on it is quite another.
I was riveted by your post and fascinated by your conclusions but wow- I don’t fully agree. First off the difference between fear and doubt in regards to Jesus, in my view, negligible. I believe it is said he cried out “Father, why have you forsaken me?” which to my mind infers doubt and fear both.
But the analysis of your aunt- could be very generous on your part. Spoiling your children isn’t loving them too deeply - it’s in my mind the most selfish and easy path to avoiding the most important responsibility we’re ever entrusted to accomplish.
I was taught that showing anger is bad. I was supposed to be sweet and kind and happy always, but it is not good to suppress our emotions. We need to feel it fully and try to understand it without letting it consume us. We can learn to communicate about it without having negative reactions. We are human, though and sometimes we do react. The most we can do is try to not cause harm to anyone, ourselves included, when we feel anger.