“Insults and setbacks should not get to you, and praise and happy moments should not blind you from making sensible decisions.”
by Innocent Mwatsikesimbe — from The Vision, chapter 52
In other words
Strong emotion can make the present moment look larger than everything around it. An insult makes retaliation feel necessary. Praise makes confidence feel like proof that every choice is right.
Both reactions can hide the wider result. Emotions matter, but they change quickly and often arrive after an event. A decision begins what later feelings will have to live with.
Composure creates enough quiet for reason to be heard beside the emotion. The hurt can remain hurt and happiness can still be enjoyed without either one taking full control of action. A grounded choice does not require feeling less. It keeps feeling from deciding more than it can truly know.
AI-generated from the author's own text.
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