Chopin was emotional, but not mawkish. Feeling is very far from sentimentality, The preulde tells of pain, not reverie. It hurts, but he doesn't show it.
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You're shut up inside yourself and always standing your own light.
A sense of reality is a matter of talent. Most people lack that talent and maybe it's just as well.