I think some having discounted true friendship have made it more of a practice in the way they physically "Appear" (posture) while supposedly listening, but the underlying question remains "Were they really hearing what's being said"?
How does the consideration of truly being "Heard" get proved over time?
I trust that we all want to be heard in this life, yet how willing are we to take the time to absorb/study what's been spoken for the sake of our own hearing which then becomes "Effectually" evident?
Maybe it should be stated concerning a shared opinion, "I was Infected by what was said"?
In terms of all that's been said from the mouth of the Lord through His prophets to include Jesus, how well of listeners have any of us proved ourselves to be through the course of time?
Some might suggest in terms of their own ability to listen, "I listened with intent" while others might say the same as "I listened with interest".
What if the words "Listening, Heard & Interested" were assigned "Symbols"?
What would the math formula then appear as in terms of an "Action" that is not only complete, but also one that is true having been proved effectual?
If measuring the effects required a ruler, what standard would find itself "Acceptable"?
Further to mean "An expression which reflects the impact of an opinion after considering what's been said"?
Whatever is spoken towards another normally also gets weighed on their own set of scales of all that they presently consider to be "True"?
Now, what if the said "Golden" rule were copied and pasted along side all that's been said above, "Love thy neighbor as thy self"?
The contemporary version to that might be, "To thine own self be true". Yet the reality that needs to be checked and proved first "Are we always TRUE to ourselves"?
I used to never have a problem with loaning things to others. In terms of loaning things to a friend all that was needed was the simple request.
How different are opinions though?
How are they treated once loaned/borrowed as if they DO still "Belong" to someone that is also valued/esteemed?
It was as if an unspoken rule when someone did borrow a piece of property from me that it was understood, "Just treat it as if it was your own" or maybe "Just make sure it's in the same condition it was when I loaned it to you".
In the course of seeking out a "good" listener, I've also unexpectedly uncovered a more personal deeper meaning of the word "manipulate".
How often do we find ourselves trying to manipulate others by way of our outward expression(s)?
Better still, "How do we allow ourselves to be manipulated by our own words and actions we seem to love to toss around as if the mass weight of ourselves as a "Being" in this world? I think often times people see themselves as "Human Doings" instead of "Beings".
Just food for thought, but are we not simply manipulating ourselves in the bigger picture if we're not governed foremost by the truth?
What of those instances where someone uses to their own advantage their polished practice of presenting themselves outwardly as if they are good listeners?
You know the kind eyes routine, the occasional nod of agreement and maybe a bright smile to top it all off that would have most believe they've been heard?
Yet in reality in those instances instead prove over time to be those where you were simply allowed to go on and on about something that is otherwise not true?
Until the whole consideration presents itself, have you truly encountered a friend?
3 John 11
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God
NIV
Matt 13:14-15
In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:
"'You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears , understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'
NIV
No comments:
Post a Comment