Do you remember when they told you:

You are the most important person to me

 When your brother graduated

 When your first child was born

 When your puppy or kitten arrived

 When you said Happy New Year

 When someone asked you to be their partner

 When they congratulated you on your birthday

 When they hugged you while your heart was broken

 When you cried over the loss of a loved one

 When you broke your own record

 When you met your best friend

 When you decided to believe in yourself and realized you were capable of so much more than you thought at that time

 When you proposed and they said yes

 When someone broke up with you and you had to keep going

 When your parents wished you Merry Christmas

 When someone said they understood you and learned to respect your space because they recognized you as a valuable person or a work in progress

 When you had that first kiss

There are so many moments worth remembering, and yet I’m amazed by how little value is given to emotions and feelings—or better yet, emotional intelligence—in our daily lives, even though emotions are often the first thing people refer to when describing meaningful events. Still, they’re frequently overlooked in many areas.

Emotional Quotient (EQ) is a measure of a person's ability to recognize, understand, manage, and appropriately express their own emotions, as well as perceive and respond to the emotions of others. Unlike Intelligence Quotient (IQ), which evaluates cognitive abilities, EQ focuses on emotional intelligence, which is essential for building healthy relationships, making conscious decisions, and effectively adapting to social and professional environments.

And you—with the technical knowledge revolution brought by artificial intelligence—do you remember the last time you truly felt something for someone?

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