I know sometimes I listen with distraction.
Sometimes I listen with frustration.
Sometimes I listen while formulating my answer or rebuttal.
Sometimes I pretend I'm listening.
Discipline yourself to actively listen with love, not with sympathy or criticism, but with ears that are attached to a heart of love.
Test yourself today to see if your ears are attached to your heart as well as your mind.
"The first duty of love is to listen." Paul Tillich
Translation: "Death is sad, but even more sad to live unhappy."
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