Journey to Greatness – by maman the takaful advisor

Why do we Yell in anger?

A sage asked his disciples, ‘Why do people yell at each other when
they are upset?’

The men thought for a while,’Because we lose our calm’ said one.’we
yell for that.’

‘But, why to yell when the other person is just next to you?’ asked
the sage. ‘ Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft
voice? Why do you yell at a person when you’re angry?’

The men gave some other answers but none satisfied the sage. Finally
he explained, ‘When two people are angry at each other, their hearts
distance a lot. To cover that distance they must yell, to be able to
hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to
yell to hear each other through that great distance.’

Then the sage asked, What happens when two people fall in love? They
do not yell at each other but talk softly, why? Their hearts are very
close. The distance between them is very small…

The sage 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.’

Then the sage said, ‘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.

[Courtesy from one of my friends]