OK, this is a late night post so not sure it'll make sense in the morning
The concept of higher self makes a lot of "sense" to me intuitively. I also think of ones higher self as having more wisdom, because one sees in the far long term. Now there is a link between intuition and emotion, and I also see intuition as part of that higher self. SO, the question is, do ones emotions reflect a deeper wisdom.. or at least a deeper self?
Perhaps not every time, but what can be generalised about this? Ie if one finds oneself unexpectedly sad about something, isn't there something important to figure out?