While all animals communicate in one way or another, communication is how humans reveal their true humanity. Be it through song, poetry, prose, or conversation, people have an overwhelming urge and need to communicate with one another.
Communication allows us to share our thoughts and feelings with one another. We can share our hopes, dreams, wants, and successes as well as our pains, sorrows, and regrets. It has been said that many of life”s problems can be solved simply by sharing them with a friend or confidant.
Communication doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Trust, safey, and respect are prerequisites for any meaningful communication to occur. As I grow older, the more I see that they are not granted unconditionally, but need to be earned and that takes time, authenticity, and commitment. Loyalty also facilitates communication, so does shared values and goals. So let us speak and let us listen,