If Only We Listen More [And Talk Less?]?

 

From almost every region in the world [except at the Nordic Region WHERE they remain as calm and as peaceful ever], everywhere else there's either a brewing problem OR problems itself have exacerbated into full-blown conflicts.  Taiwan Straits.  Ukraine. Yemen.  Pakistan.  India.  Cambodia-Thailand Border.  And of course the latest hotspot being Iraq and the Gaza Strip WHERE Palestine is📗📙📘

Oh yes, we're not even dipping into the icy cold relationships between the U.S. versus that axis of China and Russia. Anyways, I am no expert in Geopolitics so we WON'T talk about it.  At hindsight though, I thought that much of all these conflicts are happening because there's too much blah-blah-blah from the opposite sides of each fence.  If only those protagonists spent more time LISTENING???

Think about it, would you agree that probably our global village will be less conflicted if parties spent more time LISTENING rather than indulge in all the bluster and posturing?  That's the thing even in our every day life.  The human frailty is that more often than NOT, we prefer to talk and talk BUT WHEN the other party starts to talk, many of our eardrums seem to shut off.  WHICH is regrettable WHEN it does happen😡😡😡

Up close, I've known people WHO are giftted with the gab, so WHEN it happens you're with them, give them the floor, and they will go on and on.  WHEN finally they pull to a stop, once you start saying your piece, your supposed listener is so embroiled in his/her smartphone AS IF that device is receiving a 999 call alert BUT the truth is, there are folks WHO are NOT just poor LISTENERS BUT are non-LISTENERS💥💥💥

Our takeaway:  My wishful thinking is that our global villages are populated with more ACTIVE LISTENERs than those gifted with the gab.  Please note that I'm intentionally pegging my wish for ACTIVE LISTENERs [and NOT just LISTENERs] because, like the Red Sea, there is a huge divide between an ACTIVE LISTENER versus a PASSIVE one.  BTW, there are more PASSIVE LISTENERs [that includes folks WHO are talking to you and YET, they are literally glued and engaged on their smartphone.  Haist, IF ONLY WE LISTEN MORE [and TALK LESS]💚💛💜