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 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.
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 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.
Last edited by roshini on Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:30 am; edited 1 time in total
certainly learned a new lesson today.... 
+k 4 sharing wid us
