For the fledgling warrior sadness is essential because it makes you more susceptible to feeling things fully. It helps you be compassionate and stay in contact with the true energies that are happening in a situation and with yourself. It keeps you sympathetic to the colors of the world, the energies around you, and the experiences of someone else. Without sadness you lose a genuine sense of nowness.
— Cynthia Kneen, Awake Mind, Open Heart