Listen and hear

We all hear each other, but listening is an art. When you listen to another person you listen with your eyes, ears, mouth, and even thru touch. You need to be connected and in tune to the person talking to you. yes you need to ask question so you make sure you understand what that person is saying to you. It is important to make sure you both are on the same page so that there isn't anything that is said taken the wrong way

welcome to the wonderful world of mylot. i am happy to say that even i am busy i still have time to talk with my wife. i dont like to lose our communication. even if i am at work i text or call her to make sure she is okay and if our 4 year old son is okay as well. listening is one of the best thing we can give to other people. it truly feels bad when you are talking and looks like no one there is listening. if you want people to listen when you talk listen to them as well.

I totally agree! Hearing and listening are NOT the same thing. Listening requires your full attention. Being a good listener makes you a better friend and in my opinion, a better person.

That is true, I must agree. We always ask how are you but without really expecting the other person to answer us back. We don't really want to listen at all because we are so busy and absorb in our own world. Listening , if I may add, is also understanding. We only not hear the words, clear confusions but we also want to understand the persons feelings and thinking.When we are ask to listen, it is to always with an intention to partake a message or an experience or a feeling or a thought. When we understand that person's views, situations , then, we can say that we indeed listened.:)

yeah we should do both when someone is talking with us.just like we want others to listen to us we should do the same to them.it is not hard to lend them your ears to them.listen and hear carefully so we will get the message properly avoiding the misunderstanding.

So many people are falling into the race call being too busy, while all along a little listening can do wonders. We have to balance a great many things in life but one we must prioritize is listening while being spoken to. Sometimes due to non-caring, too busy, and just not taking time to truly listen we can actually help just by being there for people.