A Broken Heart Is Precious and Not Sadness

A broken heart is extremely precious. And know that a broken heart and sadness are not at all the same thing. Because sadness is like someone is angry and upset, but a broken heart is like a son who expresses his yearning before his father, like a baby who cries and complains before his father for being distant from him, and this is precious and dear before Hashem Yisburach.

And it would be good for a person to have a broken heart the entire day, however, since most people can easily come from a broken heart to sadness, which is extremely damaging, may the Merciful One save us, as is explained numerous times, and see (the entry of) Happiness, therefore it is necessary to designate just some hours in the day to express one’s words with a broken heart, and the rest of the entire day he should be happy.

(Words of Rabbi Nachman, article 41-42; Outpouring of the Soul 19-20)