Just Because
Do you ever talk just to hear yourself talk? Let's be honest and admit that sometimes we firmly believe that what we have to say is much more important and valuable than what other people are saying. It doesn't matter what age we are, our opinion will always be more valuable to us. That doesn't mean that we never listen to other's opinions, because we do. That doesn't mean that we won't ever change our opinions, because it happens all the time. But it does mean that if someone is voicing an opinion that is different from the one we are currently choosing to entertain, that they'd better have a pretty good line of reasoning to make us even consider a change. Otherwise, most of what they say is not going to resonate, to stick with us, and they are pretty much just talking in the wind. And we'll stop listening eventually and our inner voice will reassure us that we do, in fact, have the better opinion after all. So when we talk, we are convinced ...
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