Being Quick to Hear vs. Selfishness (TMF:1926)

Monday, August 29, 2022
Peace to Live By: Being Quick to Hear vs. Selfishness (TMF:1926) - Daniel Litton
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       If we are self-centered, boastful, or even opinionated (yes, I said opinionated), this may be a real problem for us. Since the self-centered person is focused on themselves, he or she doesn’t want to hear what the other person has to say. If we are quick to brag about this and that, where we are going or what we have done, or what we have accumulated in this world, then again we are focused on ourselves. Even being opinionated is a problem for us. This is because we have strong positions that we want to bequeath to others, and we may care more about them hearing what we have to say instead of us hearing what they have to say. It’s good to check one’s eagerness at the door. This is giving up control of the conversation. If you have this problem, sometimes you will find that if you stop and listen you will learn something new, and just have a good time in general. Even if you don’t think the person is going to have anything to say that you want to hear, that’s not the point. The point is that we are becoming easygoing and accepting of the person.