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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
ANGER & LOVE they love each other.’

- By Naveen Kumar Katta MORAL: When you argue, do not let your hearts
get distant, do not say words that distance each
Why do we shout in anger? Lovely reason other more, else there will come a day when the

explained by a saint. distance is so great that you will not find the path
to return.
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.’ YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS &
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