LISTEN TO PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCES

BEST TEACHER IN LIFE

There can’t be a greater teacher than experience. But life is too short for anybody to involve themselves in everything and learn a lesson from those. So we need to widen our vision through the understandings of others.

LEARNING FROM OTHERS’ EXPERIENCES

Thus, the key to acquiring great wisdom lies in being a quiet and patient listener, hearing and understanding problems people face at large. Civilizations evolve through varied experiments and experiences of individuals and their stories of successes and failures.

LIMITED LEARNING IN FORMAL EDUCATION

For those who think education=degrees=knowledge=wisdom, you are far away from reality.

The world is a vast ocean, and the knowledge we acquire from books and degrees may just be a fraction of far sight and wisdom that we require to sustain in this complex, uncertain and ever changing journey of life.

SOCIAL DISCUSSIONS

In our social circles, we come across people from different streams each having their own stories to tell on various aspects surrounding us. The discussions can range from family life, children’s education, jobs, legal issues, business, travel, food, entertainment, buying consumer durables to anything and everything.

Let’s say one may talk of a court case he had to go through, and narrate how and why it was a harrowing journey for his family. He may also go on to describe the technical details of the circumstances and outcome of the same. Another acquaintance may talk about how he was duped by doctors at a hospital or how certain sections of law caught him on the wrong foot, leading to paying a heavy penalty, or how a business organization had taken him for a ride. Then there may be those who would share the pros and cons of encountering diverse challenges and decision making strategies etc.

OUR MISTAKE

In such a conservation, most of us feel disturbed that the other person is wasting your time with unnecessary information that you don’t require in life. And most of us make this mistake of trying to divert the topic if the issue is not one of our interest or listen to the person in a half-hearted manner just for courtesy sake.

MOST VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE

But remember, learning the real experiences of all those who have been through such circumstances is the most valuable awareness that one can acquire.

While many of these things may not involve you now, but if you happen to fall in a similar situation in future one can smartly overcome such challenges with ease and emerge successful. The prior knowledge of possible outcomes in untrodden paths is not just a great saviour against odds but also helps the explorer in right decision making.

Awareness on vast aspects of life is the best tool to protect yourself from choosing a wrong path. The more informed a person is, the higher is his consciousness and accordingly his vision gets elevated, which enables him to take more fool-proof decisions.

HOW OTHERS’ THINKING ENRICH YOU

Listening to people, you feel the pulse of so many minds and that gives you the power to judge things better. Each person has a unique way to observing and evaluating things – so we can surely arrive at a far more comprehensive conclusion by hearing the opinion of others.

Even while surfing through social media, always go through comments on a post – you get a far better understanding once you read a cross section views of people. As experience and not academic degrees bring wisdom, listening to even ordinary and illiterate people can be rewarding to widen one’s horizons.

Politicians are said to possess high level of intellect and consciousness, because they listen to the masses who come to share their grievances and suggestions. So it is the pulse of people, or a combination of convictions that bring you wisdom.

MINIMIZING MISTAKES IN LIFE

One who is empowered to minimize mistakes attains higher successes in life. So simply, listen and learn!