Listening is a very important aspect of each of our lives, and how we go about listening deeply effects how we live our lives. The sentence that really caught my eye within the textbook was, "Sometimes we hear somebody talking but we either aren't thinking deeply about what he or she is saying or aren't paying attention at all". I thought this message was very important because in today's society, many people do not choose to carefully listen, they only think about what they are going to say next in the discussion. Whether an argument is happening, a civil discussion, or even friends talking to friends, nobody truly listens to every word that other person is saying.
These situations happen on an every day basis, for example, in political debates, even with some of the most important people within our nation, they don't necessarily listen to each other. Usually, they're interrupting each other, yelling, and saying things that are somewhat irrelevant to what the other is saying. Many politicians don't even listen to what society asks of them, they only do what they think is best. This has become another major issue in society that is relevant to how we listen. Even if we disagree, we still need to try our best to see the other person's perspective, or else we won't be able to move forward. In Philip Johnston's article, "Politicians have stopped listening to us", he explains that in earlier years, newspapers had committees to listen to the readers and what they wanted. Nowadays, most newspapers have closed those committees. Therefore, closing themselves off even further from listening to what people truly want. This example can go back to listening in an everyday conversation. If we do not pay attention to what that other person wants out of what they are saying, we will go nowhere. All in all, we all need to work on how we listen to people, whether they're highly ranked or not.
Sources:
telegraph.co.uk
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