We Shout In Anger” ~ A short story on Relationships
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 ‘n 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 ‘n they get even closer to each other in their love.
Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other ‘n
that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.’
He looked at his disciples ‘n 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.’
