Most effective way of communication is to "LISTEN" 👂...! But most of us feel like communication means to "speak" and "speaking a lot" 🗣...!
Whenever you have a great idea or mission which came from within, you are able to work on it pouring your heart and efforts, just be on your path... There is always noise around, be aware and listen to it... but follow only your heart...!
It is my analysis that greatest achievers of life journey speak less, wise in concluding things and love to listen more.
My secret is I love listening to kids and old people, they speak a lot! Kids give you very innocent way of thinking,
which we forgot over the time... Old people talk about experiments they had in past... They are great company if you are better listener!
".......... Listen, but don't follow. Listen well, but follow your own insight, don't follow others' advice. Listen certainly, very meditatively, try to understand what they are wanting to convey to you. They may really be well-wishers,
but if you start following blindly you will never attain to your own intelligence. You will remain to need leaders.
Listen because people have great experiences, and if they are sharing, willing to share, it will be foolish on your part to not to listen. Sharing their experience may give you great insight - it will help you to become more aware - but don't follow.
People follow literally and then they become just blind. When others are giving you all that you need, what is the need to have your own eyes? And when others are chewing for you, what is the need to chew on your own? Slowly, slowly you become more and more weak, more and more impoverished, more and more starved."
A man who had recently opened as shop had a large notice overhead which read: Fresh Fish Sold Here. Along came a friend and said, "Why have you got 'Here' on the board?" So he cut out the word "Here". Then another friend came along and said, "Sold? Of course it is sold. You are not giving it away, are you?" So out came the word "Sold".
A third came along and said, "Fresh fish? It has to be fresh. Who will buy stale fish from you? Cut out the word "Fresh".
The shopkeeper obliged. Now only one word "Fish" remained on the board when as fourth man arrieved and said, "Fish? Fancy having that up. You can smell it a mile away". The shopkeeper erased this last word on the board.
A fifth man arrived and said, "What's the idea of hanging a blank board over the shop?" The shopkeeper removed the board.
A sixth man came on the scene and said, "You have opened such a big shop. Can't you hand a board on it with a notice saying, Fresh Fish Sold Here?"
Now if you go on listening the people you will become more and more confused.........."
~ Osho
There are below benefits if you listen to others rather than just speaking a lot...
1. Speaker always love to appreciate his listener, don't you like appreciation?
2. Many speaker feel satisfied if they find good listener, it starts harmonious relationship.
3. Even foolish speaker can give new points of view, new perspectives and new insights.
4. There are high chances that you get some good advice hidden inside.
5. People would love your company and would like to meet you again.
6. Listening develops patience and tolerance in the listener.
7. Listening to others can help you solve problems, and see new opportunities.
8. People will like you more, because people like good listeners.
9. Listening to people will help you understand them and their needs, and this would enhance your popularity.
10. A good leader listens to people, team, environment, need, request, response, noise and most importantly s/he listens & follows only inner voice!
Next time you converse with someone, try to listen more. Try it and see the difference...
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