Listen "There Are No Onions: Episode 447"
Episode Synopsis
On social media, you can find many videos that bring your emotions to the surface - footage of dogs caring for cats, a clip of a father seeing his daughter for the first time in years, cute ducks rescuing their ducklings and many other things.
In the comments, it’s normal to read people saying things like “I’m not crying - you’re crying!” or “Wow, is someone cutting onions?”
Perhaps these comments are just jokes, but perhaps they’re reflective of the cultures we live in. Rather than simply say they are moved, many people find a roundabout way of saying that they are affected emotionally.
Maybe we don’t need to be cool, to be detached from our emotions, or make excuses for them. Maybe those emotions are worth being honest about.
(Read the transcript and find important links on the site: A Beautiful Thought – There Are No Onions: Episode 447)
In the comments, it’s normal to read people saying things like “I’m not crying - you’re crying!” or “Wow, is someone cutting onions?”
Perhaps these comments are just jokes, but perhaps they’re reflective of the cultures we live in. Rather than simply say they are moved, many people find a roundabout way of saying that they are affected emotionally.
Maybe we don’t need to be cool, to be detached from our emotions, or make excuses for them. Maybe those emotions are worth being honest about.
(Read the transcript and find important links on the site: A Beautiful Thought – There Are No Onions: Episode 447)
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