The Art of Listening
Listening is an art that one must work to develop. It means understanding others and learning from them. In fact, it does not cost you anything to start listening, and it will make you learn something from every person. Everyone in this world wants to speak, but only a few are good listeners, and those who listen are always surrounded by friends. People want a good listener, not a brilliant speaker, because every person is considered a brilliant speaker in himself. Every person has his story and sorrows that he wants to share, but the problem is that no one listens, so let us become good listeners, listening from the heart, not from the ears. Because we learn a lot by listening, every story carries with it a lesson, and the habit of listening enhances concentration. The art of listening is a wonderful thing in this world, and you can develop it by listening only. Listen to everyone and everything, for everything has its own language. Listen to the sound of the wind blowing, to the sound of birds chirping. Listen without interrupting, and listen with empathy. What difference would it make if we listened carefully to everyone, and if we shared each other's sorrows! Why doesn't marriage work these days? Why does divorce happen? This is due to the lack of listening, as people do not listen to each other; This is because they cannot understand the other; While listening is extremely important in all relationships, and every person must learn it. Listen to yourself, your thoughts, and your actions. Listening to ourselves tells us what kind of person we are. It is important to understand ourselves first, to understand our abilities, our weaknesses, and our strengths. . . Then comes understanding the other, and you can only understand by listening. . Do not listen to what is said; Rather, to what the other is trying to say; There is a message behind every speech. Everything reveals something we don't know; So start practicing listening. The wind tells us something, the sun tells us something, the trees speak, and the same is true with the moon and stars. . . Even the walls of the house, when they look miserable, also reveal their need for white paint to cover them. Everyone is talking, listen and then listen to them all. The more you listen, the smarter you become.
From the book 44 Amazing by: Sonia Kaur
