Joseph Wept

As his brothers confess their guilt, Joseph steps away and weeps. His emotion is not performed for their benefit - it's real, private, internal. Then he comes back and continues his plan.

Emotional complexity is permitted here. Joseph grieves for what was lost, for what his family did, for the years of separation. And then he functions. He acts. He continues his work.

I used to think you had to choose - either feel your grief or get things done. Joseph's example shows that a human person can hold both. You weep. You act. You move through the world changed by what you feel but not stopped by it.