Lend me your ears

Listening,

A gift that anyone could appreciate…

Have you ever felt really welcomed and understood by somebody else?

If your answer is yes, then most likely that person is also a good listener

What so special about this simple yet complicated skill?

Listening is not automatically inborn in anybody; only a select few extraordinary people possess this skill naturally

For the bulk of ordinary people, they just overly pay attention to themselves much more than to their surroundings & environment, they can’t afford to share their attention and care to anything apart from themselves, that's a pity

We could make this world a lot better if we just simply improving our listening skill and really know what other people meant when they speak, it will reduce misunderstanding & prejudice, it will boost tolerance & cooperation, and it will strengthen love & companionship

There’re only few side effects when our listening skill improved, for instance because we’ll understand how other people think better, if anybody has malicious thinking or manipulative intention we’ll know right away so we probably will fell uneasy about that person intuitively.

But to listen better is no easy task; it’s an active condition

We need to

Focus and give attention when listening

Really interested when listening

Have an open mind to avoid selective or biased perception

Emotionally healthy

Be self-less (like a Jedi he3x)

Be true & honest

Cheers,

fellow listener