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The wise man began by asking the
small group of people sitting with him,
to solve this problem, “How can a man be
at an event he did not attend?”
The group members looked at each other
bewildered, not sure they had heard the
question correctly. Puzzled, one man
responded, “Sir, if I heard your
question accurately, ‘How can a man be
at an event he did not attend,’ then I
would have to say in response, that he
can’t”
The wise man sat patiently and spoke,
“Yes, you heard the question
accurately—and sir, you’re response is
incorrect. How can one be at an event
if his mind, his senses, his spirit, are
all absent? You can send your body to
the
event, but without the fore mentioned,
it could be said that you were not
there. You may even have a slight
recollection, absent of any substance.
The real question we must address is,
‘were you in attendance?’ This means not
merely making an appearance, it also
means, did you make yourself available
to the event; were your mind, body,
senses and spirit present as well; did
you partake in the event?
Was there an active awareness on your
part, of being present, such as
participation, observation,
perception—were you in a state of
readiness to involve yourself in the
event? Also, was your attention at the
event? Were you able to discern between
our surroundings, were you conscious of
the moment, were you alert, receptive
and mindful of your environment?”
The same man responded with, “I now
understand the answer to the riddle you
presented. Did I show up—or was I really
there, all of me?”
“Yes,” the wise man answered.
“But sir—is this process the same with
human conversation and communication?”
the man inquired.
“Yes, however, there are often two more
steps involved with this type of
interactivity. First, the question of
assimilation arises in which a
consideration must be given to your
ability to differentiate and digest what
is being discussed. Is there a
realization of content and context, and
are you absorbing the spirit of the
interaction? In other words, are you
learning? Second, is the moment of
insight, that superior sense of
comprehension and complete
understanding, that moment of penetration
into the nature of the lesson, does it
immediately transform the mind? I hope I’ve
been clear. Do you understand?”
“So, Sir, what or how does this impact
communication and conversation?
The wise man was quick to respond, “It
is because of this process that one
feels a connection with the other person
and with what’s being communicated. This
process serves as the catalyst to making
the connection meaningful and coherent
to the parties involved. It serves as
evidence that contact has been
established.”
“Now I understand, Sir. Thank you for
your time.”
V.P. Mosser
©2001-2008 V.P. Mosser
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