We've heard and read plenty on what it means to be a good person and friend. But it's a choice we all have to make, to put others first and help them get what they need, and in turn we become more whole.

Here's an old legend I remember hearing a few years back regarding this.

Enjoy

The Eagle

The Eagle wasn't always the Eagle. The Eagle, before he became the Eagle, was Yucatangee, the Talker. Yucatangee talked and talked. It talked so much it heard only itself. Not the river, not the wind, not even the Wolf. The Raven came and said "The Wolf is hungry. If you stop talking, you'll hear him. The wind too. And when you hear the wind, you'll fly." So he stopped talking. And became its nature, the Eagle. The Eagle soared, and its flight said all it needed to say.

Hello Leroy!

Thank You for posting a great Truth and a great Legend as well...

Here is a great video and song... "I am an Eagle"...

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Hello Leroy,

You are certainly giving me cause for in depth thought. 

Listening is a very important skill.

Some would say that hearing is listening.

Hearing is physical.

Listening is hearing with purpose.

To be good at listening there needs to be three basic skills: attention, attitude and adjustment.

To listen is to absorb the meaning of the words, or sounds.  Listening leads to understanding. 

Listening requires concentration.  To listen with concentration is to actively listen.

To actively listen to another is, in my mind, true communication.

Go well my friend,

Sylvia