WHAT ARE YOU MISSING, IF NOT LISTENING?

"Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak."
Epictetus

Suggestion, with quotes, before truly considering them, I suggest that the person quoted be known and their motives be understood as containing similar values to your own.

I truly appreciate comments, and one person recently commented that he likes quotes, and, in fact, he is taking a class in quotes.

Joseph Stalin, I'm sure is quoted, yet do we want to listen and absorb his thoughts?

For your information on the quote in this post, here is some information on Epictetus which I got from Wikipedia.

"Epictetus focused more on ethics than the early Stoics had. Repeatedly attributing his ideas to Socrates, he held that our aim was to be masters of our own lives. The role of the Stoic teacher, according to Epictetus, was to encourage his students to learn, first of all, the true nature of things, which is invariable, inviolable and valid for all human beings without exceptions."

You be the judge of what you listen to and what you absorb. Quotes can be interesting sound bites. Yet, sometimes, something is missing - the before and after -- AND, who is being quoted. What are you hearing? All, or part. What are you seeing, all or part?

Just as you come to this blog to see what is posted. Yet, on this blog, as there have been about 100 postings, you are getting a good idea of who I am and what I believe is important. If these postings have resonated with you, then you return. You return more when you find consistency in value that speaks to your values. Yet, if you jump from one quote to another unaware of who the speaker is.........

Squeeze the joy!