Some folks seem to get upset by emotions. In fact, emotions get them so downright nervous they will go to almost any length to kill them. They will exercise intense emotions of their own, to stop a person from getting "overemotional." I use quotes, because, frankly, God gave us emotions and I doubt that it is possible to overuse them.
Possibly one can tell a lie with them, like using "alligator tears" or "trumped up anger" or maybe even use them to control others, like wife or child beating. You could doubt that beating someone is an emotion, but at the very least, beating someone has some kind of undercurrent of rage that causes it.
I had the word "No" beaten out of me at an extremely young age, certainly before I reached the tender age of one, unfortunately.
None the less, my emotions, and my ability to share them have survived. Emotions do show a feeling, yes, but they are not just for "show." When I cry, when I laugh, when I yell, when I scream, I am doing the best I can to express how I feel about something, be it something so grave as the death of a loved one or something as simple and beautiful as feeling the joy of being alive in the Lord.
Some folks use coffee, alcohol or drugs to heighten, subdue or control their feelings. I suppose I must admit that spiced mocha~java is a kind of medicine for me too, though I believe it to be the least dangerous of them all!
In my world, it is not a crime to express emotions. Actually, not to express them, or worse yet, to stop others from doing so, is the far greater crime! Coffee, to my knowledge, does not interfere with the healthy expression of feelings, nor does cocoa.
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