People spend millions of hours and money learning how to understand each other and how to communicate. I have noticed that and have attempted to learn those skills but why is it that people don’t understand that most of the problems come from not being able to listen. This big hard head of mine wouldn’t have caused my body so much pain if I would have listened to my parents, my teachers, and those who try to teach me a few of life’s lessons before I attempted the same mistakes. Though I no longer have any regrets and believe that sometimes in life we need to learn for ourselves, I do believe that we need to slow down in this fast paced world and take time to listen to the lessons that come from simple conversations with other people. We always hear if I knew then what I know now, but you might have known if only you had listened. Conflicts start all the time because one person wants to be heard sooo bad that he only listens to him/herself. People who have ended their lives in silence often write in letters to the world that they only wanted to be heard if only for a few minutes. They have told that people didn’t really listen but advised so that they were the ones doing most of the talking. Relationships are doomed from the start as couples don’t share the listening time which dampers the ability to truly understand each other’s motives and desires. Friends for years have falling outs because something was misunderstood from assuming and not truly listening. So I try to make sure I have the meaning and attempt to pass simple messages that even the faint listener will translate correctly. Do you just hear me... or are you really listening?
"a common man's release to the modern world"
