Listening is one of the least practiced skills today. We live in an Age of Expression! Everyone wants to be heard, appreciated, and understood. Yet few people are willing to invest the time and patience in understanding - TRULY understanding - others as well as the situations or circumstances surrounding them.
My mom used to say to me: "Brian, you have two ears and one mouth!" That meant, she would explain, that I should listen TWICE as much as I speak.
You don't learn ANYTHING by talking. Sure, talking can help you sort through your thoughts, but you don't take in any ADDITIONAL information by talking. You learn by listening - and by reading.
In reality, then, I could add to my mom's quote by saying that we're born with two ears AND two EYES. That means...we should listen and/or read FOUR TIMES as much as we speak!
Something to think about.
Monday, September 21, 2009
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