This week's version of Music Mondays is a little different. Usually I like to use this time to talk about a new song or artist I've discovered, but this week I'm sharing an oldie, but a goodie.
I was listening to a cover of The Sounds of Silence the other day, and was struck by these lyrics:
"People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening."
Holy crap! These lyrics resonate with me SO much right now.
This last week I have been bombarded with the opinions of others by way of articles, memes and quotes. And, I've done my fair share of reading and listening to what other people have had to say.
But, at the end of the day, I don't really feel like much is being said. And there's definitely a whole lot of selective hearing going on.
I guess I just wish that when I logged into Facebook, instead of a plethora of never ending "shares", my feed would be full of actual statuses written by my friends who are writing about whatever floats their boat that day.
Our country is so divided right now, and I'm genuinely curious how people feel. But, instead of telling me how you feel via the New York Times, how about just tell me in your own words.
Of course, there are going to be exceptions to this.
But, in general, I think if we start to talk using our own words, we'd really start to speak. I think we'd notice a difference in our conversations with each other, and I think we'd feel much more understood.
Likewise, if we're going to find common ground, we need to start listening to each other. I'd be willing to bet if we engaged in more meaningful conversations, ones where we're actually listening to each other, we'd find that we have so much more in common with each other than we ever thought possible.
But, I'm just one person, and my opinion doesn't matter all that much. But, I'm glad I'm expressing it in my own words rather than letting some article express it for me.
Now, please enjoy this AMAZING video of Simon and Garfunkel singing The Sounds of Silence. It's breathtaking.
I was listening to a cover of The Sounds of Silence the other day, and was struck by these lyrics:
"People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening."
Holy crap! These lyrics resonate with me SO much right now.
This last week I have been bombarded with the opinions of others by way of articles, memes and quotes. And, I've done my fair share of reading and listening to what other people have had to say.
But, at the end of the day, I don't really feel like much is being said. And there's definitely a whole lot of selective hearing going on.
I guess I just wish that when I logged into Facebook, instead of a plethora of never ending "shares", my feed would be full of actual statuses written by my friends who are writing about whatever floats their boat that day.
Our country is so divided right now, and I'm genuinely curious how people feel. But, instead of telling me how you feel via the New York Times, how about just tell me in your own words.
Of course, there are going to be exceptions to this.
But, in general, I think if we start to talk using our own words, we'd really start to speak. I think we'd notice a difference in our conversations with each other, and I think we'd feel much more understood.
Likewise, if we're going to find common ground, we need to start listening to each other. I'd be willing to bet if we engaged in more meaningful conversations, ones where we're actually listening to each other, we'd find that we have so much more in common with each other than we ever thought possible.
But, I'm just one person, and my opinion doesn't matter all that much. But, I'm glad I'm expressing it in my own words rather than letting some article express it for me.
Now, please enjoy this AMAZING video of Simon and Garfunkel singing The Sounds of Silence. It's breathtaking.
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