How To Listen

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: "There is guidance for each of us, and by LOWLY listening, we shall hear the right word." The adverb "lowly" means in a non pretentious, non arrogant way. Are you - every now and then - arrogant? Do you have an exaggerated sense of your own importance and abilities? As long as you are convinced that you are always right, you won't be able to hear "the right word" that your inner wisdom is whispering to you. "This does not concern me. I am not arrogant", you (and most of us!) will most probably say at this point. Aren't you? Honestly? I dare you to remind yourself of your own thoughts when someone else is expressing a different opinion than yours, to remember your attitude when another behaves in a way you disapprove of... I dare you to deny that you often feel superior, that you believe you know more and better than others. This is the feeling that does not allow you (and most of us!) to actually listen to the voice of your inner guidance, and this is what makes you go on creating contrast and uneasiness in your life.