I think that all humans long to be
part of a community, a place where you can have conversations and engage. What
is conversation? As a starter we can think of it as two or more people talking
and listening. My wife always says that men find it hard to listen , maybe
there are more women out there that agrees.
Conversations
can take place face-to-face or at a distance. It can be done via the spoken
word or via sign or symbol (the most obvious case here is the use of chat rooms
on the internet). This may sound a bit obvious, but as soon as we begin to
think about conversation we can see it is a sophisticated activity that we
often take for granted. We can see from this that conversation is a complex
activity.
Sometimes I find this quite
difficult, even though I want to know and experience that what I have to
contribute is significant.
Conversation is a social activity. Apart from talking to ourselves, or
to animals, we engage in it with others. To do this we need to think about
their feelings, thoughts and needs. In turn, they too must think of us. So this
is where the difficult part lies.
It
is so complex It that it embodies rules and etiquette. It requires participants
to possess skills that are improved with practice. I have decided that if I am
going to be part of conversations I would have to avail myself to learn this
art.
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