Listening Is Investing

I have learned to listen.  I have had several moments this week where I could do was listen to the other person.  Some were angry.  Some were sad. Some were hurting. Some were happy.  It was all emotions of life and the words that I had to offer wouldn't/did do anything.  They were falling short of having any kind of impact.  When I just stopped and listened to the person, I was able to gain so much more insight learning that the real solution the person was seeking was someone to listen.  Listen to the anger.  Listen to the sadness.  Listen to the pain.  Listen to the joy.  It's such an important part of investing in others yet we think our advice and fancy words are what people are wanting.  I've seen it somewhere that we have two ears and one mouth because we should listen twice as much as we speak.  That's very wise.