Learning How to Listen
Originally Featured in The Javien Chronicles #25
Today I’d like to share with you an aspect of my life that is a work in progress. That aspect is my ability to listen. I know that it is a work in progress because I am reminded of the fact.
The Merriam-Webster’s definition of the word listen is to pay attention to sound or to hear something with thoughtful attention.
That’s my flaw, I neglect to give thoughtful attention. My process of listening is to hear what my wife has to say and quickly respond with a solution.
I can now see that I wasn’t really paying attention. You see how can you possibly pay attention if you are already thinking of a solution. In my goal to be Mr. Fix a-lot, I forget to just listen.
I think that is why God gave us two ears and one mouth. He wanted us to listen more and talk less.
I’d like to leave you with this quote. “The world belongs to the man who is wise enough to change his mind in the presence of facts.” God’s Little Instruction Book for Men
