So we get together and enjoy the silence. Waiting for another to speak happy being with each others company. Cliches are long ago often share level 3 of level 5 open honesty.
Last time spoke with another in a coffee place, we hugged. It was rewarding not uncomfortable. Not most open person but have to communicate better because that's LIFE the journey goes on.
But think this writer is a warm person but being detached professionally leaves me cautious. Feel fairly liberated in the conversations take part in always return to role of active listening. Glad when years ago Christine would suggest l am closed. Despite that being truth it also not something recognise as negative. 80 per cent of communication is non verbal so silence and active listening allows us the opportunity to internalised our answers. But gathering too be on each others company is so vital.
Gatherings enrich us. Gatherings are part of our humanity it's essential. It's valuable. But sadly it's become more absent for two reasons.
1:- Health and COVID along with poverty of the last 5 years especially.
2:- internet and social media taken place of gatherings so we get the bus no one enjoys the sights of the journey because eyes are down. This also produced a 'antisocial mechanism'.. phone call conversations are long and loud important information is unnecessary shared. Film or music is not listened too on headphones but Lloyd enough to impact others comfort zone. This is most evident with the younger passengers l witnessed but not inclusive.
Gatherings, conversations, enrich us and are vital to our humanity. Hence community is broken not created. So we cannot share our brokeness nor our vulnerability. Growth is damaged and our skills to listen are not practiced.
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