listen and silent, are true "puzzelments".
Two words, one a active one passive in appearance. Listen appears to be active, to be a verb. Listen, hear and remember, think, react, react openly or react reflectively. Noun,verb,adjective, adverb in various forms of the word.
Silent, passive, still, attentive, not openely reactive,thinking, absorbing, evolved, hearing. observant. Noun, adjective, adverb, verb in various forms of the word.
We are born wanting to connect with others. Listening is an important part of that; not judging, not handing out advice, not just "uh-huh uh-huh".
Listening is when you focus on what the person is saying, what they are telling you, what they are trusting you with. Telling you their ideas and theirs story. Silence, is respectful. Companionship and friendship are simply silent sometimes. they can reassure and reaffirm in silence, the bonds of friendship.
silent ~ Listen
What do these two words have in common?
Yes, listen and silent have the same letters. Yes, being a good listener requires being silent. However, there’s more than just being silent when you listen.
One of the best ways you can actively listen is to quiet your distracting thoughts while the other person is speaking. It’s hard to do! But by getting so engrossed in your thoughts and your response, you can miss what the other person is saying. Be present when you’re silent.
And, if you’re the speaker, be okay with the moment of silence before the response. It means the other person is listening.~~~~don't know who wrote this, but I feel they are correct
silent~Listen
- elints.
- enlist.
- inlets.
- intels.
- listen.
- silent.
- tinsel
Silent and listen
Being silent you can hear,
speaking, not just words.
Two words, one passive, one active, they are even anagrams. And all those anagrams are relatable to one another to one another. Though sometimes they need a creative eye or ear to do so. Silent and listen are the brick and mortar of communication.
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand they listen with the intent to reply."~~~Stephen Covey
