Although from an early age we are taught to have some control over our emotions and in the expression of our negative feelings, we are not often made equally aware of the value in increasing and cultivating our good ones, such as loving kindness, consideration and contentment.
To a degree our emotions seem left to develop as we grow up and adolescence years offers a period of acquiring emotional independence, instead of continuing the patterns and values of our family. We begin to determine emotional expression and choose to adopt desirable or appropriate behaviour for ourselves. Other people serve us by their example of what we see as positive qualities to develop and also by demonstrating behavior we choose to avoid.
