First Word 24
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Why Do We Shout in Anger?
Last week I came across an email message that attempts to explain why we raise our voices when angry. I do not know who the author is, but logic is what I found interesting.
The message stated as follows (quote): ‘A theology professor was teaching about proverbs 15:1. He asked his students, ‘Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?’
His students thought for a while. One of them said, ‘It’s because we lose our calm; we shout for that.’ The professor posed, ‘But, why shout when the other person is just next to you? Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice?’ The students gave various answers, but none satisfied the professor.
Finally he explained, ‘When two people are angry at each other, their hearts psychologically distance themselves. To cover that distance, the angry ones must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they have to shout to hear and reach each other’s hearts through that great distance.’
Then the professor asked, ‘What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why?’ He explained: ‘Because, their hearts are psychologically very close. The distance between them is very small….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…’
Pregnancy, the embodiment of creation, is about love. About relationships. About harmony. About family.
To keep and grow this love requires knowledge, sacrifice, understanding. That is why the Pregnant magazine team has converted one of your favourite sections, 12 months, into the bigger and bolder Baby Love magazine, making this a unique twin magazine. Just go to the back cover of Pregnant to begin enjoying Baby Love. We hope to journey with you in an exciting and caring way as you deliver care and fun to your totos — from birth to childhood.
God’s Love and Blessings to you!
JoyC
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