| Sadness reigns as I see the diminishing ears of | | | | Be it professional, mutual, intimate or casual |
| people in our present time. Humans are getting | | | | relationship, much of its harmony rest on the |
| more aggressive in voicing their own ramblings. | | | | capacity of each to extend themselves through |
| Rather than listening to one another, we throw | | | | listening. Unfortunately, attentive listening has been |
| volley of snippy retorts complete with | | | | considered a drag; today's practice favors |
| accompanying profanities. Major differences are | | | | impromptu response rather than reciprocal |
| oftentimes settled in damaging verbal dispute | | | | exchange of emphatic silence. Our media are |
| which leaves both parties pierced through the | | | | overflowing with examples to justify this |
| heart. | | | | damaging human trend, and the disturbing reality is |
| Communication has become one-sided these days. | | | | we are actually patronizing this foolish display of |
| Everybody talks and no one cares to listen. | | | | decadence. |
| Despite the countenance of silence most people | | | | Why are we having conflicts? Why must people |
| display, their thoughts are ruminating on the next | | | | shout their despair by means of violence? Why |
| words that will lash out of their mouths. Each is | | | | must there be war in order to be heard? Why |
| obstinate with their opinion of things, each believes | | | | must nature be violent in reminding us of our |
| in the veracity of their arguments and all are | | | | vulnerability? Couples end in devastation, friendship |
| confident with the correctness of their judgment. | | | | fell in misunderstanding and trust ends in betrayal. |
| Consequently, people have abandoned the very | | | | Does anyone bother to find its true cause? |
| essence of communication. | | | | If only we could listen there would be much to |
| Has listening become inappropriate anymore? I | | | | learn. Perhaps we could learn the uniqueness of |
| hope not. Still, everywhere I look I see exchange | | | | others, or learn the pain of our loved ones, or |
| of deafness. Husband goes deaf in the form of | | | | learn the feelings of people who rely on us, or |
| stonewalling while wives go deaf with incessant | | | | learn the reason of our miseries and misgivings, or |
| complaints. Parents are unable to hear their child | | | | learn the cause of our errors, or the learn the |
| because their ears are muffled with authority. | | | | true cause of nature's vengeance upon man, and |
| Leaders tend to not hear the bigger issues | | | | more importantly, maybe we can learn who we |
| because their pride is drumming noisily on their | | | | really are deep inside. |
| thoughts. In every exchange I encounter, seldom | | | | Unfortunately, listening had been steered to |
| do I see a person who truly listens. Most are | | | | inappropriate use. Much to my disappointment we |
| eager to launch their say on issues without even | | | | pay more attention to activities which |
| listening to the thoughts of the other party. This | | | | deteriorates our growth. Who does not love to |
| foolish attitude scratches the harmony of | | | | hear of senseless gossip, or the circus showbiz, or |
| relationship which we should extend to our self | | | | confusing politics, or unethical debates, or |
| and to our kind. | | | | chauvinistic shows or depressing news? How very |
| There is much wisdom to be learned if we allow | | | | attentive we are in hearing what happens to who |
| our self to be still and lend our ears for a while. | | | | when we gossip; how excited we are to hear the |
| Conflicts and misunderstanding should have never | | | | latest buzz in the showbiz arena; how eager we |
| been if people let go of their deafening | | | | hear the political stand of our favored politicians; |
| condescension and truly hear what others have to | | | | how we gleefully we absorb the arguments in |
| say. It does not matter who is right or wrong, | | | | damaging debates; how we love to hear the |
| listening without judgment unburdens each of the | | | | drama of our favorite shows and how we hear |
| feeling of being unheard. Humans need attention, | | | | depressing news. |
| and when deprived we tend to make noise. If we | | | | Much of the questions in life some are searching, |
| all focus on making noises, how can we come up | | | | yet they cannot find. If man can only listen, the |
| with a resolve? | | | | answer is right before him. Are your listening? |