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Did you know that Jesus wept? Christ showed emotion throughout His life on earth as a mortal man. As the Creator of life and the Savior of mankind, we know much about Jesus Christ's humanity by the stories He told and by witnesses' accounts of His life. Did you ever think that His example could teach us about our emotions?
To be alive is to have feelings and passions. Life has its thrills and chills. You can be excited, disappointed, elated and terrified. There is nothing better than to be "in love" or to feel deeply about someone who shows an interest in you.
Wouldn't life be dull if there were never laughter or sorrow, only a mechanized tedium of everyday living? What makes life special is our feelings about things and other people. It's almost magical when someone makes us laugh or when that special person smiles at us—speaking a wonderful wordless message of interest. The fact that we can blush, get embarrassed or shed a tear makes us the fascinating creatures we are.
Inside my brain on a plane
While watching a movie on an airplane several years ago, one scene brought a tear to my eye and a lump to my throat, causing me to reach for a tissue deep in my pocket. The stranger next to me, also watching the in-flight movie, noticed my obvious emotion. I'm sure he wondered why I would be so moved since he didn't seem to be affected in the same way.
Later, it was his turn to choke up and dab his eyes only to smile at me and say, "They got me too." After the flick, we talked about many things. To my surprise, he turned out to be an executive of an airline and offered me a gold card to upgrade my travel on subsequent flights. Yes, I did upgrade to first class many times after that, thanks to relating to a perfect stranger initiated by a few tears being tugged out of me by actors in a movie.
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