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Practical Book Review #2

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Petersen , James C : Why Don 't We Listen Better ? Communicating Connecting in Relationships , Petersen Publications , 2007 ISBN-10

Silence is the ideal form of listening

The pages of human history daubed in bloodshed due to violence wars , racial and religious animosity ask the crying question . How to convert this Planet Earth heaven-like ? The answer is simple and direct - eyes full of understanding , hearts full of love and the life that refuses conflicts-enough , these alone are enough

! What is applicable to the social and political conflicts holds good for the private misunderstandings as well . Negativities can not be tackled by another set of negativities . They can be tackled by positive attitude . What you do is important but how you do , what you do , is more important Patience , perseverance and the willingness to listen to others are the qualities that will see one through any tough situation according to James C Petersen . If the concerned world leaders were good listeners World Wars and Holocausts would have been stalled . Remember , howsoever powerful may be the waves , their essential nature is mere water ! An angry individual is not an angry individual as such basically . Anger which is not his real nature , has temporary taken hold of him . Is there any individual who remains angry permanently ? Petersen makes one aware of the ground realities of a human personality and provides one with the launching pad for smooth take off , when the weather is rough . Listening to the viewpoints of others is the panacea to convert defeats into victories . The quality of listening is twice-blessed . It blesses the listener and the one who is listened-to ! Good communication skills help to tackle the toughest of the situation . Petersen writes , Good communication is just as important in business , family and social life Listening well matters for co-workers , when intimacy is not the goal but being able to work together effectively is . It helps to keep friendships vital and even makes a difference in casual relationships where you merely want ease (Petersen , 2007 ,

, 4 )The importance of listening is the biological arrangement with the human being . One has two ears , and one tongue , that too guarded by thirty two (may be less in some cases ) teeth . That indicates how careful one needs to be while conversing . One must talk less , and listen more ! The operation-conversation should be like the Savings Bank Account in a Bank (where you earn interest ) and not like the Current Account (You do not earn any interest and at the same time you pay service charges to the Bank for servicing the account )What Petersen says as for listening must be true , if one gives credit to his four decades of listening and counseling experience as a pastor . Silence is the sweetest sound on Earth ' said Mr . Boris Pasternak , the famous Russian author . The listening activity gets momentum , when one is actively silent Spiritually speaking , it is only in deep mediation (when one is...

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