Why do we shout in anger?

February 14, 2009

Namaste:

Our dear Subbuji has sent me the following email and everyone should

read it. During discussiosns also we sometime lose cool and this

email why we do so!

regards,

Ram Chandran

This one is a lovely mail and you should read it….. A good one

too……..I am sure you will like it.

A saint asked his disciples, 'Why do we shout in anger? Why do

people shout at each other when they are upset?'

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our

calm, we shout for that.'

'But, why to 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?'

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: When you argue do not let your hearts get distant, do not say