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By now we all know that feelings and emotions are a fact of life, they are a nuisance, and they get in the way of things getting done. How about we invent a way to remove feelings and emotions once and for all? And to top it all, make having feelings and emotions illegal. Phew, what a relief that would be! We could live a steady and harmonious life.

That is the premise of the movie “Equilibrium.”

Predictably, you will learn at the end of the movie that feelings are important and eliminating feelings is not the answer. Watch the movie to reinforce this message. This is hardly a spoiler alert, you have to watch the movie to know how it will end.

Understand your feelings and emotions, and learn to manage them. This is not easy, its a lot like going to school. Millions of children have gone to school, but every child has to go to school and get educated. Meaning, just like going to school, managing feelings and emotions is a foundational rite of passage, it is not something to do because no one has done it before.

Managing your emotions has benefits. You will develop good habits, discipline, and work ethic. Most important, you will discover who you are, you will know your identity.