Whether with your spouse and children or a potential spouse or with customers, co-workers, friends, neighbors and others, nothing will endear you more to them than when you set aside distractions and become a good and compassionate listener for them.
This simple act will allow you to become aware of their feelings, their issues and other consequential matters and extend to them a level of respect and caring that we all need. It makes them feel special, that they are important to you.
Good and compassionate listening will allow you to be understanding and helpful, even if that help is simply to let them vent their feelings. If appropriate, keep what they tell you in confidence as you become someone they can sincerely trust with their innermost feelings.
By being a good and compassionate listener, you play a powerful and loving role in the lives of others as you become admired for your sympathy, your discretion and only if it is requested, your non-judgmental and deeply caring advice.
Dick
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