WHY WE SHOUT IN ANGER?

A sufi saint who was visiting a river to take bath found a group of
family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He
turned to his disciples smiled and 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 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.' He looked at his disciples and 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.'