Imbalance in life causes imbalance in emotions which can lead to masking emotions through addictions of various sorts. In the Jewish lifestyle, we can see a balance that Western Society does not have. For example;
Nehemiah 8:11 says,
"So the Levites calmed all the people , saying, "Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved ." 8:12 All the people went away to eat, to drink, to send portions and to celebrate a great festival, because they understood the words which had been made known to them."
There was a time to celebrate rather than grieve. But very soon after celebrating, it was a time for repentance and mourning. Nehemiah 9:1 "On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and having dust on their heads."
Most of us live in a society where balance does not exist. In order to avoid and/or overcome addictions, it is up to us to follow the biblical principles of balance by
pursuing God's design for the full range of emotions to be expressed.
