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Shout!

Submitted by Pravs J on Thursday, 9 April 200937 Comments

Shout!

‘Why do we shout in anger?’ A saint asked his disciples, ‘Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?’  

His disciples thought for a while, one of them said, ‘Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.’

‘But, why do you shout when the other person is just next to you?’ asked the saint. ‘Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you 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 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 through that great distance.’ 

Then the saint asked, ‘What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t 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 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. 

‘MORAL’ said the saint: ‘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!’

37 Comments »

  • Vimal said:

    These are the really nice words explained in such an easy way. It leads us to think that LOVE is an ultimate solution to empower any relation. So it is to be learned that ARGUING or SHOUTING on each other is not an option to handle misunderstandings, if we use words of LOVE, then everything get sort out… Really nice LEARNING…

  • Sue said:

    If only all of us could maintain such closeness of the the heart, the world would be such a beautiful and peaceful place to live in!!

  • puneet said:

    its really too grt.
    i just loved it,really superb

  • satish said:

    IT IS SIMPLY SUPERB. A PHILOSOPHICAL TOUCH FOR HEALING HEARTBURN.

  • bharatmehta said:

    hi well say its really true thing very good logic behind shouting

  • Fatiz said:

    Really true, we have to understand how to love people rather than getting misunderstand.

  • sony said:

    there are times in life when we stumble upon something. but when u sit to examine it u realise that it is nothing new but just something u have always been doing throughout ur life. it is so like it.u know when u really do try to not shout when u are angry surprisingly the anger does not last long.well said !

  • PS Radhakrishnan said:

    simply great. what a truth which most of ignore. lets never get angry

  • punthaky said:

    itz so true!! itz simply superb and nice! damn simple and nice!

  • smita said:

    nice….thanks…

  • Luke Mckinza said:

    Very very nice. I like That.

    Thanks pravs for that!

  • Ramin said:

    It was so Good

  • Aakanksha said:

    wow its a great thought, mindblowing , outstanding…
    always your articles boost me up. keep on..

  • rajeevalochana hn said:

    ya nicely said

    regds rajeev

  • Ravindra Joshi said:

    Why shout when even a whisper or even a touch can do the trick for you ?

    Thanks again & again Dear Pravs J for your constant touch of heart.

  • Baig G.M said:

    Very True Indeed…. but hardly one realise it at the spur of the anger.
    It looks like automatically people voice get enlarged when angry.

  • Neha said:

    EveryOne must take lesson from these short incidences.
    I just touch my the story.

  • Maverick said:

    I don’t think there is a better and more simpler way to explain this…. absolutely fantastic

  • Roopa said:

    Thats a very good one…

  • Jayana said:

    this is a wonderful piece and most of us need to learn and implement….i wish u cld add some image here….. tht wld jst be fantastic….

  • Sudheer said:

    The philosphy expressed here is too good and very simple. We should follow the path of love to balance our lives and over come from similar incidents….

  • Eliane Cerchiari said:

    very true!!

  • Assan said:

    Quite touching. If only people had time to love, a lot of heartbreak and pain would have been saved.

  • Ananth said:

    Wow :)

    Lovely explanation.. Superb :)

  • Dara said:

    Thats true…..
    Simply explained conveying the message very clearly
    An invaluable moral

    thanks , Pravs

  • Irish said:

    promptly speaking…to u pravs…. i love this site badly!…… it makes me more mature…

  • The Pope said:

    Very inspiring indeed, this hold true. I would like to request your permission to reprint this article in my blog.

  • Ishtiyaq said:

    This interpretation provided me the explanation to one one of my long pending queries. Great thing is that if you love all you will develop a sense of responsibility and rhythm towards various things in and around you. On contrary hatred only distances you by preventing you from doing good things to imbibe jealousy and selfishness.

    I think this is what sufism is all about. Love and care………… You can win hearts irrespective of religion, caste, creed or color.

    GOD Bless all with Love..

  • priyanka said:

    very touching. wonderful thought.wish ppl wud have realised it. alas!!!!!!!!

  • Rajesh said:

    saintly said & rightly said.
    I would like to practicize the same to learn loving truly.

  • lyn said:

    its great. i never realised it. i’l practise not shout whem i’m angry

  • lyn said:

    its great. i never realised it. i’l practise not shout whem i’m angry

  • duddillanarasimhabapu said:

    it is really great.allof us should keep these important words before any discussion

  • shrinivasan Chari said:

    Thanks for enlightening the distancing of hearts.. This is truly most valuable article that has touched my soul.

  • manish sharma said:

    It is just awesome

  • jaya said:

    Its just superb!!

  • Naveen BNK said:

    My father shouted at me for my betterment,So did my mother to become an Good individual. But I never Listened.My teacher shouted for my bright future. My friends shouted at me too that I am biased. Poor People are Shouting at Rich,Good is shouting at Bad that you are bad.If a Person die the kin shouts at the dead that he cheated him leaving alone disgracefully.
    A wife screams shouts when husband is no more looking for solace and love.
    The one who loves the most ever is always shouting in the above said.
    Why is he/she shouting because down under there is a Great Great immense PAIN ,that their loved ones are going away.
    Please with a kind heart excuse me if I am wrong.
    I do believe silence is Gold. But I wasnt comforted Keeping Silent except accepting the TRUTH!
    Today for me SILENCE IS ONLY TRUTH. SILENCE IS GOD

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