Listening is also the gift you give to someone in difficulty or distress, in the midst of a crisis or a problem. Unfortunately, it seems to be a half-forgotten gift. Sometime, someplace, every one of us has heard these words:
"All I wanted was someone to listen . . ."
If the language of listening has grown foreign to many, I believe we can re-learn it. As humans, we have a good ear for it, still.
— Marcy Heidish, Who Cares?