• nterior of an empty bus at night, dimly lit with overhead fluorescent lights. Yellow poles and hanging hand straps line the ceiling. The bus seats are empty, with a moody, slightly grainy atmosphere suggesting isolation or quietness. A dark window reflects the orange glow of streetlights outside.
    Emotion & Expression,  Life & Reflection

    Do You Listen?

    Do you listen? I’ve spoken before about voices —how it’s hard to be heard in a sea of noise.But I need to ask again:Do you listen? Do you listen to your wife,your husband,your partner,your children? Did you listen to your parents?Your grandparents?Your aunts and uncles? Do you listen to your colleagues,your students,your friends? I do. That’s what I do —I listen.I’m someone to rely on,to laugh with,to tell your story to. But let’s turn the tables for a moment. Would you listen to me? You’re listening now, I know.Reading this.Following along. But are you really paying attention? Society doesn’t want people to listen.We’re all too wrapped up in our own…

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