This is the ability for a person to manage their emotion. It’s not that they are emotionally flat, but they are emotionally prepared. Since they understand they cannot control reality, there will be times when events occur that are or are not favorable. There’s a deep appreciation for either, and in the face of them, there is a deep feeling, but a calm surface. It’s when the captain sails on a glassy, calm water surface. He throws the heavy anchor, but instead of a huge splash, there’s hardly any reaction, yet the anchor sinks deep. Thus, any emotionally turbulent event does have a meaningful, even savory, impact for a Learner: it just doesn’t show much.