A saint asked his disciples, 'Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shoutat 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 thesaint. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why doyou 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 heartsdistance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to heareach other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout tohear each other through that great distance.'Then the saint asked, 'What happens when two people fall in love? They don'tshout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are veryclose. 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 intheir love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each otherand 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 wordsthat distance each other more, else there will come a day when the distanceis so great that you will not find the path to return.
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