Balance Of Sensitivity & Sensibility

*Balance Of Sensitivity & Sensibility*

The moment you scold somebody, even if you are giving them a productive or creative suggestion, they push it away. The purpose of your shouting is to bring sense into that person, and when by shouting it is not achieved, what is the use?

You can't expect a donkey to run like a horse. You sit on a donkey and expect it to run like a horse, that is not possible. So accept a donkey as a donkey and a horse as a horse. Where is the anger then? This is sensitivity - being sensitive to the feelings of others and their needs. This is the quality of the heart.

There are people who are too sensitive. They lose their logic. They become an emotional soggy noodle. This is no good either. You need the perfect balance of sensitivity and sensibility.

- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji