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As a society, a culture, we are just beginning to engage in creating community at the level many indigenous cultures have enjoyed for millennia. Being able to truly listen and HEAR deeply is a beautiful gift unfolding for all of us now.
"Here's why I will be a good person. Because I listen. I cannot speak, so I listen very well. I never interrupt, I never deflect the course of the conversation with a comment of my own. People, if you pay attention to them, change the direction of one another's conversations constantly. It's like having a passenger in your car who suddenly grabs the steering wheel and turns you down a side street...Learn to listen! I beg of you. Pretend you are a dog like me and listen to other people rather than steal their stories."
From The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein