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  Mini Stories on Empathy “You need to be listened to” “Why do you get angry so fast? Don’t you over react about trivial issues?” he asked her. “Is it so? Never really thought about it. I think my parents were too busy with their own problems.” she replied. “Is the anger directed against your parents? Or there is a deeper need or an unexpressed emotion.” he asked her gently. “Can you tell me what that unexpressed emotion is, in your view? Or should I do a deeper introspection?” she felt the need for an introspection. “I think it is your need for being listened to. It seems there was nobody to listen to you, when you wanted to share your feelings.” he told her affectionately. “I think you have hit the nail right on the head.” she replied with a vibrant look. She was fortunate to find an answer to a question which was actually yet to surface. --------------------------------- You are My Magic" "To be honest, I have started feeling 'J' Of late, I have bee...

Speak Less, Listen More   A wise old owl sat upon an oak; the more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke, the more he heard; why aren’t we like that wise old bird? E.H. Richards As a child I would often put my foot in my mouth due to my innocence and politically incorrect statements. One day I decided enough is enough and decided to keep my mouth shut. Once in a while, when I had something really powerful to say, a quote, a joke, a wisecrack, then only I would open my mouth. After few months I realized, all my relatives started saying, “See Amit is so wise, he speaks so less and whenever he speaks it is something worth listening.” I gained two advantages by speaking less; one is the reputation of being wise and secondly a loyal audience whenever I had something to say. It is rightly said, if speech is golden, silence is platinum. People generally tend to be good talkers and poor listeners. Probably we are sure of our own wisdom and doubt the wisdom of o...