Why do people shout at each other?

Good morning everyone! Happy Monday :) I finally made it to Church last night for the first time in nearly two months and I am pleased that I went. I always feel good after going and listening to the "platform worker" (just a title to sum up the person, other than our Reverend, who gives the reading and address and also does the clairvoyance). We have a meditation during each service and last night I did a spiritual healing on a lady called Mrs M whilst the meditation was going on. It is only the second or third healing I have done since being trained by our Reverend so I didn't really know what to expect. I said my little prayers of protection, called on Spirit to provide the healing and placed my hands on Mrs M's shoulders. About a minute in I kept getting the word "Grandmother" but I tried to ignore it and focus on the healing. This Grandmother, however, would not be ignored and after I moved my hands from Mrs M's head back to her shoulders, I could feel the pressure of something on my hands and I got the message that this Grandmother wanted to let Mrs M know that she is there for her and nearby at the moment. Afterwards, I asked Mrs M how she found it and it was very interesting when she said that the second time I put my hands on her shoulders she felt a really strong rush of energy flowing down her body! We chatted further and I gave Mrs M the message from her Grandmother. Mrs M was chuffed and said that just a few days ago she had a really strong feeling that her Grandmother was with her and that when her Grandmother was alive, they were very very close. How cool is that??? Very cool I say and I love when I can get messages from Spirit that make other people feel good. That is the whole point of it after all :) 

Anyway, I am getting off track. As I said, I love listening to the platform worker and last night, this was the address given by the worker for the night: "Why do people shout at each other?" I thought it was a really clear and succinct way of looking at relationships, be they with your partner, children, family or friends. Enjoy! 

A Hindu saint, who was visiting river Ganges to take a 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 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.'