A saint asked his disciples, 'Why
do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?'
His disciples thought for a
while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.'
'But, why do you shout when the
other person is just next to you?'
asked the saint. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?'
asked the saint. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?'
Disciples gave some other answers
but none satisfied the saint.
Finally he 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 through that great distance.'
Then the saint asked, 'What
happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is 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.
'MORAL' said the saint: 'When you
argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say words that distance each
other more, else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you
will not find the path to return!'
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