Listen more....than talk
Posted on Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Listen
more
…than
talk
By Apolinario Villalobos
Ever wondered why normal persons have two
ears and just one tongue? Perhaps, God wanted us to listen more, than talk. Unfortunately,
some people talk more, than listen, that is why they commit blunder after
blunder, because they did not listen first so that they can have the basis for
what they will say afterwards. This is how “miscommunication” happens. And,
this has developed a wise saying, “less talk, less mistake”.
Some people love to dominate conversations,
even go to the extent of interrupting others and finish the latter’s statement.
Some people are sometimes in a hurry to be understood, an effort which more
often proved futile, instead of being helpful. Rather than be understood, their
objective is not appreciated, making them a turn-off, instead.
I admit, it happens to me, sometimes. I
mean, in my haste, I talk fast and when someone interjects to clarify
something, I fail to acknowledge it. At the end, nothing happened to my effort
to be understood. Sometimes, too, to show my interest in a topic, I would butt
in, to what a friend says, and finish his statement, with my own judgment
although, with a question mark, in an effort to get his affirmation. As a
result, instead of getting a nod, I would just elicit an irritated reaction.
I have realized all the mistakes that I
committed after seeing my friends doing the same! The mistakes they incurred,
made me see my own. As I have learned my lessons, I have tried my best to
behave, since then.
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