How long do you have to listen to someone before you understand what they are saying? How many people are worth listening to? While you pretend to listen, are you thinking of what you are going to say between gale force winds? Do you believe there is nothing new that you haven’t heard before?
A lot depends on how you answer these questions. Does the Bible have anything to say? Glad you asked.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
Give it some thought.
Gary