Hearing and Listening Are Not Necessarily the Same (standard:humor, 915 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 12 2017	Views/Reads: 2120/1379	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I may be hearing what my wife is saying, but I may not be listening to what she is saying. The not listening is what really gets you into trouble.

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So, “we” borrowed my truck and then “we” moved some furniture to a
storage unit. It took us all morning and not being in the best shape of 
my life, I was kinda wore out. I never worked so hard in my life that I 
could remember. All I did that morning was nod my head and smile until 
we were finished. 

It was about noontime when we finished and when we got into the truck
she said to me, “Goodness, it's lunchtime and I haven't prepared 
anything for lunch. Do you suppose we could go out for lunch?” 

To this day, I wonder if that wasn't the plan all along. “We” would
borrow my truck and “we” would move furniture and then “we” would go 
out to lunch. That's where the “we” stopped. 

As we finished our lunch the waitress brought the bill and the “we”
changed to “me.” 

Driving home from the diner my wife sighed very deeply and said, “We
sure had a wonderful morning didn't we?” 

I nodded and smiled and kept driving. 

Musing along the way I could not help but think that sometimes listening
and hearing are two different things. 

I believe Solomon understood this very well when he wrote, “A wise man
will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall 
attain unto wise counsels” (Proverbs 1:5). 

I may be hearing what my wife is saying, but I may not be listening to
what she is saying. The not listening is what really gets you into 
trouble. 


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