The Necessity of Emotions

Yesterday a friend told me about an ex of hers that believes emotions are unnecessary to the "human" life.  This, of course, has caused much analytical thought in my mind.  I know in my soul emotions are absolutely necessary (at least from a personal and societal point of view).  I wanted to put it into words, though.  Please humor me and imagine that every single person on earth shared no emotions.  That is the point. It is not that he thought there should be no emotions, but he thought it would just be best to not share our emotions with each other at all.  Society would break completely down.  There would be no empathy or sympathy, therefore no volunteers or charities or help for the helpless.  This would shutdown all mental health agencies, whether or not it's pro bono.  Don't misunderstand me.  Even as a person in the mental health profession, I am not trying to cry out for all people to open up and write down and share their "feelings".  I am only discussing those emotions and situations that make us different from all other species.  We help each other and work together. We do not do these things for our own gain (although we do) but because we understand and want to treat others the way we would want to be treated. Yes, the golden rule is still in play.  Emotions are also our soul basis of trust in each other. Even the coldest introvert should agree if you have not even one person's trust, you have nothing.  Can emotions be draining? Yes! Do they seem like a big fucking joke at times? Absolutely! We still need them and need to express them in some form (hopefully in a healthy way).  Love, anger, fear, happiness, and all other emotions will always be necessary if we want to be a contributing member of society. Human connection is sometimes all that keeps us alive. We feed each other, listen to each other, put roofs over unfortunate heads, and always strive to make the world better through improving and building up each other.  Maybe her ex or one of you can survive with no help from anyone or any emotional connection with any other person. My hat's off to you. I could never survive that way.