I came across this and I couldn’t help to think of the many times in my life when I opened up about something I was going through or said something I was feeling and I would have people shutting me up instead of listening to what I had to say. Based on my experience it’s one of the most hurtful things anyone can do to someone else. I would ask myself all the time, why is it so hard for people to just listen?
At some point in my life I wondered what it was that I was doing wrong. People would always try to find the wrong in me but never looked at themselves to see what it was they were doing wrong. At some point I just shut off. It lowered myself esteem.
Then all of that changed; my husband came into my life and helped me. He helped shape me into who I am today. He didn’t listen, just to reply, he listened to understand me. He once told me that no matter what I did, I wasn’t going to please everyone, that no matter what I said, people where always going to judge and say whatever they wanted to say. Reality is, it’s true.
With that said, When someone talks to you or tells you they want to talk to you, don’t listen to reply, listen to understand. Think about how it would make you feel if someone did that to you. Think about feeling lucky that someone is looking for your ear because they feel comfort in doing so. Never shut anyone up, because you could be the difference in their life, simply by lending your ear.
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