There is so much truth in this particular post. I just had to share it. The power of silence in a world that cant stop talking. Myself included at times ( 🙂 )
Let’s be honest… we are all hard of hearing.
I’ll say that again in case you didn’t hear it. We are all hard of hearing.
Yes, even you… the guy in the back row who can chew ice and still hear a pin drop in the other room. The good hearing I’m talking about has little to do with the quality of the nerve endings in our ears, or the ability to tell consonant sounds apart. We’re talking about becoming masters of conscious listening—true understanding—which is something we can all attain.
We have lost the ability to listen. I mean… to truly hear. Most people don’t stop talking to listen to what someone else has to say… we only stop talking long enough to catch our breath and wait until the next time we can start talking again.
Everybody’s talking… and nobody is listening.
In many ways, the “deafness” that…
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