Thursday, November 8, 2007
Day 9 - Me Monster?
It is not uncommon for us to play the one uping game with people. When they tell stories about themselves, often we think about our own experiences and are just waiting for the other person to finish so we can tell ours. This is not loving. When we think of others, we are thinking of them, not ourselves. Lets try to listen to others and let them share their stories rather than thinking about what we are going to say to make their story less important. As one person said on the first day, it was important just to listen to his son. Let us all avoid being the ME MONSTER.
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There was a time in my life a few years ago where I was unable to speak for a long period of time. Due to this limitation I was forced to simply listen in situations. This proved to be a powerful learning experience. I learned how easy it is for us to butt into conversations instead of listening and sometimes our side of the story isn't needed. I think that listening to others is a HUGE way to show love to eachother. Thanks for the reminder!
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