Listening Is an Act of Love
Last Modified: 13/06/2019
People will feel that their lives matter if we take time to listen to their stories.
- 1So what were you like as a kid?
- 2I remember when I was just a few years older than you,...
- 3...you're great grandpa Abe and your great grandma Rose and her sisters...
- 4...came over to our apartment for Thanksgiving.
- 5After dinner, I found this tape recorder lying around...
- 6...and somehow I got the idea to interview them.
- 7A few years later, your great grandpa and your great grandma...
- 8...and all her sisters passed away...
- 9...but I remembered I'd made that tape.
- 10So I went looking for it but I couldn't find it.
- 11I don't get it, why do you keep looking for it?
- 12You know, doing that recording really taught me something.
- 13You can find the most amazing stories from regular people.
- 14All you have to do is ask them about their lives and listen.
- 15We can learn so much about the people all around us,...
- 16...even about the people you already know...
- 17...just by taking the time to have a conversation.
- 18And if you pay just a little attention, you'll find wisdom and poetry in their words.
- 19Most people love to be listened to because it tells them how much their lives matter.
- 20When you're curious, treat people with respect...
- 21...and have just a little courage to ask the important questions.
- 22Great things are gonna happen
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