WHY WE SHOUT IN ANGER?
A Hindu saint, who was visiting river Ganges to take bath, found a group of
family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his
disciples smiled and asked.
"Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?"
Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, "Because we lose our calm,
we shout."
"But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You
can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner," asked the
saint.
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.
Finally the saint explained...
"When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To
cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The
angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to
cover that great distance.
What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other
but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance between
them is either nonexistent or very small…"
The saint continued, "When they love each other even more, what happens?
They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in
their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other
and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each
other."
He looked at his disciples and said. "So when you argue do not let your
hearts get distant, Do not say words that distance each other more, Or else
there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find
the path to return."
