Inside Out: Sadness Has a Place (Ecclesiastes 3:4)
In Riley's mind, Joy runs the show—keeping Sadness away from the control panel, ensuring only happy memories form. But when crisis hits, Joy's strategy collapses. The film's turning point comes when Joy realizes that Sadness is not a malfunction but a necessary part of Riley's emotional life. Solomon declares there is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Joy must literally hand the controls to Sadness. Only when Riley is allowed to feel her loss does her family understand and comfort her. Some healing can only happen through lament. Sadness is not the enemy of joy but often its prerequisite.
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