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. “Isnt it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice?
Why do you shout at a person when you are angry?” Disciples gave some other
answers both none satisfied the saint. Finally he explained, “When two people
are angry at each other, their hearts distance alot. To cover that distance
they must shout 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 dont’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 need not even whisper, they
look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they
love each other.”