Listening Works!
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"Oh, master...tell me of fate." "Ah, my son...it is what has brought great nations together. It has made the world a smaller place in which to live. It has inspired men of worth to work endless hours. It will some day enable men to span the universe and light years of travel will soon become mere seconds in time." "And that, my master, is fate?" "Oh, FATE! I thought you said FREIGHT." I find this joke to be too typical. I know we all have a time getting children to listen but you would think that by the time we are adults we would have developed good listening skills. Not so. Look around you and watch peoples listening skills. You will find well over half the people you deal with in a day have very poor listening abilities. That is the largest single reason why we have communications errors, troubles and problems. Even though we might have a common language by no means can we communicate. Have a good university education in english? Even that will not help because communication takes two people. One can deliver the message, but the other must pick it up and absorb it. Too often we are trained from youth not to listen. Too many parents simply let kids go without spending the time to train them how to listen. What a disservice to the child. Listening is the greater part of communication, and I can think of no other single asset one can have for personal protection against those who would use you wrongly. Listening on a one to one basis is done as much with the eyes as it is with the ears. Look directly at the person speaking to you. Stop thinking of anything else while speaking and listening to someone. You are not listening to a person speaking if you are busy coming up with a rebuttal. Listen until a person has stopped speaking before you commence. And when you are speaking to someone, look them in the eye. Nothing will convince your audience of your sincerity more than direct eye contact. Remember too, if you are following the advice of spiritual masters and seeking truths you will have to learn to listen to what you are being told from the inside. Nowhere will you find more power and peace than developing this ability. Listening Works!
Ken Darby writes articles, books and other
material helping people achieve their goals. Website The Pebble ©2004
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