People try to bottle up their emotions, as if it's somehow wrong to have natural reactions to life - as if it's wrong to be an authentic human being in this world, the way we were created. I think that is one of the saddest things about people - so many of their most important thoughts and feelings often go unspoken, and barely understood.
In my opinion, those who are at times described as being "too sensitive" are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. It is not the emapth who is broken, it is society that in many ways has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. Almost robotic. Never be ashamed to speak from your heart or to let your tears shine a light in this world.
Do not let the roles you play in life make you forget that you are human. We all are. We're all in the same boat, going through life as a symphony of notes of high and low. We need to open up to be more accepting of the full spectre of human emotions, and recognize that they all serve a purpose. And because I trust in the ever-changing climate of the heart, I think it's necessary to have some brutal ass-beating experiences from time to time for the sake of truly feeling something; for the sake of being challenged, for the sake of growing, to have something to offer others, and to learn what we are capable of.
