A real good listener
Listen
Listen to her speak
Hear every word she says
And also how she says it
Watch her eyes sparkle
And then turn cloudy
Then over-bright again
And see how her hands suddenly move fluidly
To cover up what her eyes don’t seem to be able to hide
Hear her breathe
As she rushes on,
a torrent of words,
Tumbling over each other
And hidden among two crammed together
Is a gentle, almost inaudible sigh
If you listen carefully enough,
You’ll even hear a little sob
And an occasional smile
Yes, smiles can be heard
And frowns too
Pain is the easiest to hear
And so is joy
But not love
Or loyalty
Or hatred
But who needs to listen to the words?
They are but distractions
Didn’t someone say that language was the art of concealing thought?
Well, listening is the art of hearing what people don’t say.
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1sunshine
wrote on 15 May 2006 at 23:09
True, listening is the art of hearing what people don’t say…
And someone who doesn’t understand your silence will never interpret your words…
2iyer education
wrote on 16 May 2006 at 10:29
if the same was true for writing too, then all blogs would be empty and we would have to try and figure out something which was never written… hehe…
absolute rocking of a post
3dusty
wrote on 16 May 2006 at 17:10
if we could listen to so much more life would be one noisy place!
I just stumbled upon your blog…and now you are on my favourites.
Awesome idea!
4infinity
wrote on 16 May 2006 at 18:45
i can hear the sounds of silence…and i talk to myself…ppl call me crazy…;)
5Blue Athena
wrote on 18 May 2006 at 9:37
Liked reading this.
Listening is different from hearing, I guess.
6A Cynic in Wonderland
wrote on 18 May 2006 at 9:57
beautifully said!
7Rose
wrote on 18 May 2006 at 14:29
“Listen. Do not have an opinion while you listen because frankly, your opinion doesn’t hold much water outside of Your Universe. Just listen. Listen until their brain has been twisted like a dripping towel and what they have to say is all over the floor.”
– Hugh Eillot
..Me
8Anonymous
wrote on 18 May 2006 at 16:28
Where in this hell you get these words from someone is big fan of them……..;p
9IdeaSmith
wrote on 18 May 2006 at 18:28
Iyer, dusty: Thenk yew
infinity: crazy is normal. No one wants to admit to it, that’s all.
rose: That’s deep and mystical…Zen-like almost.
anonymous: I get them from that junkyard I call my brain.
10Diabolical Angel!
wrote on 19 May 2006 at 1:54
Lol @ iyer education!
But yeh, “Listening is the art of hearing what people don’t say…”
That is so wonderfully true!!
You have an amazing blog over here.
Loved the posts you’ve written.
11Anonymous
wrote on 19 May 2006 at 16:53
junkyard : – a field where junk is collected and stored for resale are you a comercial writer whatever you are I really appreciate you philosophy
12Evenstar
wrote on 19 May 2006 at 21:10
mumbai bloggers meet tomorrow. you’re invited!!
i hope you can come!!
check my blog for details.
13Evenstar
wrote on 20 May 2006 at 21:33
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14fullmoononearth
wrote on 22 May 2006 at 18:49
Sometimes even words fail you. And most of the times silence goes unheard.
15Aradhita
wrote on 22 May 2006 at 22:08
very nicely written indeed..love the flow of the words, and meaning it ties down…–>