The sounds of Silence

People need to learn how to listen. I'm not the first person to say it, I doubt I'll be the last. So when will people start listening? A lot of time people ask questions that they would already known the answer too, had they taken the time to listen. Kundera said all conversation is, is one person talking about themselves while everyone else sits around waiting for their turn, to talk about themselves. The problem with Kundera is he is 100% accurate. We as human beings need to rise above that. We need to start listening to other people, otherwise we will remain doomed. Esse quam videri- to be, rather than to seem, we need to actually listen. Not for the sake of them but for our own sake. Look forget the other person's feelings in relation to your listening to them, but if you can't hear really hear what they're saying than why waste your time? your not gaining anything from it?
THe Talmud says a coin for your thoughts, two for your silence. Your thoughts, your verbalization of your thoughts have value. But, but you can learn far more from your silence. By staying silent you hear better, I'm no scientist but I think that's a pretty reasonable and easily proved assertion. Try talking and listening at the same time, Now just try listening which works better? assertion proved. Not only do you hear better, thus understand better what is going on around you, you are able to absorb more than you other wise would. The benefits don't stop there. Try listening to silence, eventually you'll hear the sound of silence. Stop speaking long enough your bound to hear it. The sound of silence will teach you more than any other sound. Once you stop talking don't just listen to what the other person is saying, listen to what they aren't saying. What did they leave out of conversation? What are they avoiding this will often tell you more than all their words. You can learn more from a person by what they don't say than what they do say, in case I wasn't clear before. Try it. Try listening to The sounds of Silence it might change your life.