LOUD!

LOUD is what we hear. LOUD is what feel. LOUD is what are. But when does it get too loud? We want to be heard right? Even if it means shouting louder than all the rest. You have to be heard first. You're opinion is the most important. No one else has anything intelligent or interesting to say. Why do we have to be so loud? Why must me beat all the rest? We're always BLASTING. Always creating an UPROAR. Always creating a SCENE. But we never quiet down. We never stay calm. We never listen. How can we expect to be heard by our peers, if we can't even make an attempt to listen to what they have to say? The world works in funny ways. I guess it's just human nature to think about yourself before everyone else. We're all too LOUD. We need to quiet down. Maybe then, everyone will get respect and the fighting.......arguing...... constant bickering, will finally come to an end. We all want to be understood. But that can't possibly happen unless we take a chance and try to understand others.

 Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. Max Ehrmann

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill

 Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. Doug Larson