I have so many thoughts running through my head. Thoughts that should be put into words. Amazing how those words seem to vanish when the fingers hit the keyboard.
I am not a talkative or chatty person. My friends have sometimes wondered why I am so quiet, and they ask me if I am OK. Others have considered me to be secretive because I listen more than I speak, especially in a group. Even in a group of friends who I trust and adore. I consistently reassure them.
Where all those words that swim around in my brain, but don't get said out loud? Perhaps better left unsaid. To speak, just to fill a gap, or to go on and on without really saying anything, seems like a waste of time and oxygen.
To listen is to learn. To hear - really hear - is a gift the listener gives to the speaker.
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