Disclaimer: I stole the title from Love Story. But took a different meaning.
The other day I lunched with a few colleagues. The conversation turned to how native speakers of Tamil prefer speaking English in their conversations. One narrated a funny instance while the other listened. Then the other started narrating an instance. The conversation continued until we ran out of relevant instances. I couldn't help but remember a dialogue from Fight Club. Here is the extract from Wikiquote.
Narrator: When people think you're dying, they really, really listen to you, instead of just …
Marla Singer: … instead of just waiting for their turn to speak?
Narrator: Yeah. Yeah.
This is not a one-off thing. This happens all the time and it happens everywhere.
Let me remind everyone. The best gift you can give someone is, your attention. Please try to make it a conversation by listening. Sometimes, the best conversation happens, when you really listen, instead of waiting for your turn to speak.
Let's be conscious of the mistakes we make and set a good precedent for the future generations.
The other day I lunched with a few colleagues. The conversation turned to how native speakers of Tamil prefer speaking English in their conversations. One narrated a funny instance while the other listened. Then the other started narrating an instance. The conversation continued until we ran out of relevant instances. I couldn't help but remember a dialogue from Fight Club. Here is the extract from Wikiquote.
Narrator: When people think you're dying, they really, really listen to you, instead of just …
Marla Singer: … instead of just waiting for their turn to speak?
Narrator: Yeah. Yeah.
This is not a one-off thing. This happens all the time and it happens everywhere.
Let me remind everyone. The best gift you can give someone is, your attention. Please try to make it a conversation by listening. Sometimes, the best conversation happens, when you really listen, instead of waiting for your turn to speak.
Let's be conscious of the mistakes we make and set a good precedent for the future generations.
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