"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
Hubert Humphrey
Short of a legal proceeding, I'm not even certain one has a right to be heard.
If you have something to say, you must first convince others to listen.
If you have something to say, you must first convince others to listen.
And listening is not a skill most people are born with.
ReplyDeleteNo it isn't. I find that even when I think I am listening I realize I hadn't been, or at least not as much as needed.
ReplyDeleteYou really have to work at it.