We spend years learning how to speak. But how much time do we spend learning how to listen? We learn how to speak and how to listen — and both require continuous improvement. In communication there is a sender and a receiver. As someone who wants to communicate a message, we must learn to improve our delivery and put effort into communicating as well as possible. Along the way we learn about melody, silence, body language, presentation, tone, types of audiences, and so on.
But as receivers of messages, we must also learn how to listen. We must put effort into understanding the message even when the sender is not communicating it well — because we can empathize with the fact that not everyone is a master communicator, and many are still learning. Also because good listening requires the humility and curiosity of a child: always open, always waiting to learn and understand.
Listening is a skill we need to develop as part of building the four foundation areas: health, security, justice, and education. It is an essential part of education in particular. And it will help us reach our goal of an ethical and brotherly society, as part of our purpose of loving, serving, and seeking truth.

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